Intrapulmonary rheumatoid nodules in a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis treated with leflunomide

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-104

  Horvath, Ildiko Fanny ^a   Szanto, Antonia ^a   Csiki, Zoltan ^a   Szodoray, Peter ^a   Zeher, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Histological findings; Intrapulmonary rheumatoid nodules; Leflunomide; Video associated thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAPULMONARY RHEUMATOID NODULE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SIDE EFFECT; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOXAZOLES; LUNG DISEASES; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 49349097880     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9003-6     Document Type: Article

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