The development of sarcoidosis on antitumour necrosis factor therapy: A paradox

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 648-649

  Pink, A E ^a   Fonia, A ^a   Smith, C H ^a   Barker, J N W N ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anti TNF ; etanercept; granuloma; sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955878472     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09843.x     Document Type: Letter

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