Antiphospholipid syndrome and dermatomyositis/polymyositis: A rare association

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 642-644

  de Souza, Fernando Henrique Carlos ^a   Levy Neto, Maurício ^a   Shinjo, Samuel Katsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Case studies; Dermatomyositis; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; POLYMYOSITIS; RELAPSE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 84866487605     PISSN: 04825004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0482-50042012000400013     Document Type: Article

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