A lupus hepatitis case and its association with IgM antibodies against cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Riccio, Antonio ^a   Morelli, G ^b   Sangiolo, M G ^a   Morante, R ^a   Esposito, C ^b   Tarantino, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cytomegalovirus; Epstein Barr virus; Herpes zoster virus; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEVER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 65549108409     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0900700106     Document Type: Article

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