Disseminated granuloma annulare: A cutaneous adverse effect of anti-TNF agents

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 752-754

  Ratnarathorn, Mondhipa ^a,b   Raychaudhuri, Siba P ^a,b   Naguwa, Stanley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; anti TNF therapy; granuloma annulare

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; ETANERCEPT; FEXOFENADINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISSEMINATED GRANULOMA ANNULARE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORNING STIFFNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRURITUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TENOSYNOVITIS; VIRUS LOAD; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 84856380105     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.91847     Document Type: Article

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