Metastatic vulval Crohn's disease and infliximab. A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-44

  Tritton, Sara M ^a,b,c   Whyte, Liesel ^a,b,c   Fischer, Gayle ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Hornsby Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Infliximab; Vulvitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; RELAPSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VULVA DISEASE; VULVITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; VULVITIS;

EID: 60949102918     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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