Beneficial use of immunoglobulins in the treatment of Sydenham chorea

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1151-1154

  Van Immerzeel, Tabitha D ^a   Van Gilst, Ruud M ^a   Hartwig, Nico G ^b  

^a Van Weel Bethesda Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulins; Molecular mimicry; Rheumatic fever; St. Vitus's dance; Streptococcal infections; Sydenham chorea

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOREA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952110105     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1172-0     Document Type: Article

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