Gynecologic vasculitis: An analysis of 163 patients

Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-181

  Herńndez Rodŕguez, José ^a,c   Tan, Carmela D ^b   Rodŕguez, E Rení ^b   Hoffman, Gary S ^a  

^a Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; ISOLATED GYNECOLOGIC VASCULITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VASCULITIS; ADOLESCENT; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349085647     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181a577f3     Document Type: Article

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