Acute pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with anti-synthetase syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-180

  Taniguchi, Y ^a   Horino, T ^a   Kato, T ^a   Terada, Y ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; PREDNISOLONE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950222573     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009740903270615     Document Type: Letter

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