Inflammatory aortitis controlled by the Chinese herbal remedy Donglingcao Pian

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1257-1259

  De Silva, C ^a   Stevens, R ^b   Jordan, Kelsey M ^a,c  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; RABDOSIA RUBESCENS EXTRACT;

ADULT; AORTITIS; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; NIGHT SWEAT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABDOSIA; RABDOSIA RUBESCENS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AORTITIS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 47849123320     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken209     Document Type: Letter

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