Clinical manifestations associated with high titer of anti-streptolysin O in Behcet's disease

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 999-1003

  Oh, Sang Ho ^a   Lee, Kyu Yeop ^a   Lee, Ju Hee ^a   Bang, Dongsik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti streptolysin O; Behcet's disease; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN;

ADULT; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOLYSIN TITER; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEHCET SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 47349130553     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0844-x     Document Type: Article

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