A severe complication of anti-TNF αlfa treatment

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 775-777

  Fabroni, C ^a   Gori, A ^a   Prignano, F ^a   Lotti, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophila; Psoriasis; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; INFLIXIMAB; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; STEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA; SMOKING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 79952336507     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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