From a neutrophilic synovial tissue infiltrate to a challenging case of rheumatoid arthritis

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-231

  Mourão, Ana Filipa ^a   Canhão, Helena ^a,b   Sousa, Elsa ^a,b   Cascão, Rita ^a   da Costa, João Borges ^b   de Almeida, Luís Soares ^b   Oliveira, Maria Emília ^b   Gomes, Manuel Marques ^b   Queiroz, Mário Viana ^b   Fonseca, João Eurico ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Anti tumour necrosis factor agents; Early rheumatoid arthritis; Neutrophils; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PATHOLOGY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 78650423944     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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