Mixed connective tissue disease with protein-losing enteropathy: Discussion of the treatment strategy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 286-287

  Chao, Chia Ter ^a   Lai, Chun Ying ^b   Chang, Pai Ling ^c   Wu, Hau Shin ^d   Wu, Vin Cent ^a   Wang, Wei Jie ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Nephrology   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

^d TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051782230     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318227e836     Document Type: Article

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