Cutaneous sarcoidosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis on infliximab

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 708-712

  Fok, Kum C ^a,c   Ng, Watson W S ^b   Henderson, Christopher J A ^b   Connor, Susan J ^b  

^a CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infliximab; Sarcoidosis; Side effects; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLIXIMAB; PANTOPRAZOLE; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; NODULAR REGENERATIVE HYPERPLASIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SPLENOMEGALY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84862212924     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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