Treatment of complicated henoch-schnlein purpura with mycophenolate mofetil: A retrospective case series report

International Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nikibakhsh, A A ^a   Mahmoodzadeh, H ^a   Karamyyar, M ^a   Hejazi, S ^a   Noroozi, M ^a   MacOoie, A A ^a   Gholizadeh, A ^a   Gholizadeh, L ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MOON FACE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79955104164     PISSN: 16879260     EISSN: 16879279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/254316     Document Type: Article

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