Syphilitic myositis: A case-based review

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 729-733

  Yacyshyn, Elaine ^a   Chiowchanwisawakit, Praveena ^b   Emery, Derek J ^a   Jhamandas, Jack ^a   Resch, Lothar ^a   Taylor, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; HIV; Myositis; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYPHILIS; UVEITIS; VERTIGO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 79959737730     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1668-z     Document Type: Review

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