Pulmonary amyloidosis in Sjögren's syndrome: A rare diagnosis for nodular lung lesions

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-360

  Rodrigues, Kenia ^a   Neves, Fabricio S ^a   Stoeterau, Karin B L ^b   Werner castro, Gláucio R ^a   Nobre, Luiz F ^a   Zimmermann, Adriana F ^a   Pereira, Ivânio A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Hematology and Hemotherapy Center of Santa Catarina (HEMOSC)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Lung; Pulmonary nodule; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LA ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRY EYE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG AMYLOIDOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; XEROSTOMIA;

AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71149085774     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2009.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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