Oculo-bulbar myasthenia gravis induced by cytokine treatment of a patient with metastasized renal cell carcinoma

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 471-473

  Rohde, D ^a   Sliwka, U ^a   Schweizer, K ^a   Jakse, G ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokine treatment; Interferon ; Interleukin 2; Myasthenia gravis; Renal cell carcinoma; Toxicity; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA2A INTERFERON; CELIPROLOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE; FLUOROURACIL; INTERLEUKIN 2; MOLSIDOMINE; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CYTOKINES; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-2; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 9444228158     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050143     Document Type: Article

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