Intravenous cyclophosphamide as a therapeutic option for severe refractory gastric antral vascular ectasia in systemic sclerosis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1077-1081

  Papachristos, D A ^a   Nikpour, M ^a,b   Hair, C ^c,d   Stevens, W M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; COMPLICATION; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SCLERODERMA, DIFFUSE;

EID: 84942859558     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12883     Document Type: Article

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