Association between familial mediterranean fever and retroperitoneal fibrosis: Retroperitoneal fibrosis regression after colchicine therapy

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 521-524

  De Socio, G ^a   Cerquaglia, C ^a   Curigliano, V ^a   Fonnesu, C ^a   Giovinale, M ^a   Verrecchia, E ^a   Marino, G M E ^a   Natale, L ^a   Gasbarrini, G B ^a   Manna, Raffaele ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Familial Mediterranean fever; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FATTY LIVER; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; URETER STENT;

EID: 67650507015     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200902200229     Document Type: Article

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