Macrophagic myofasciitis: A case report of autoimmune/Inflammatory syndrome induced byadjuvants (Asia)

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-76

  Pereira, Joaquim Polido ^a,b   Barroso, Cândida ^b   Evangelista, Teresinha ^b   Fonseca, João Eurico ^a,b   da Silva, José Alberto Pereira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; SYNDROME;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 79955667319     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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