All-trans retinoic acid-induced focal myositis, synovitis, and mononeuritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 358-360

  Yu, Wenshu ^a   Burns, Christopher M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute promeylocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; ATRA; Focal myositis; Myositis; Synovitis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; RETINOIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONONEUROPATHY; MYOSITIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; MYOSITIS; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRETINOIN; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 70350149564     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31818866d8     Document Type: Article

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