Erdheim-Chester disease with predominant mesenteric localization: Lack of efficacy of interferon alpha

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-317

  Perlat, Antoinette ^a   Decaux, Olivier ^a   Sébillot, Martine ^a   Grosbois, Bernard ^a   Desfourneaux, Véronique ^b   Meadeb, Jean ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Erdheim Chester disease; Interferon alpha; Mesentery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLADRIBINE; CLODRONIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIOPSY; BONE PAIN; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MESENTERY TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MESENTERY; PERITONEAL DISEASES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67349251994     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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