Mycobacterium avium complex-induced pleurisy in a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease after prolonged immunosuppressive therapy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 193-194

  Lee, Hui Ting ^a   Su, Wei Juin ^b   Chou, Teh Ying ^c   Chen, Wei Sheng ^a   Su, Kuei Ying ^d   Huang, De Feng ^a,c,e  

^a Division of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Chest Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETHAMBUTOL; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIFABUTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG INFILTRATE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PLEURISY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PLEURISY;

EID: 67650914536     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181a76fca     Document Type: Article

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