Virus-induced Systemic Vasculitides: New Therapeutic Approaches
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Virus-induced Systemic Vasculitides: New Therapeutic Approaches
The best therapeutic strategy in virus-induced vasculitides should take into account the etiology of the disease and be adapted to the pathogenesis. The combination of antiviral treatments and plasma exchanges has been proven effective in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related vasculitis this strategy is also effective and does not jeopardize, like cytotoxic a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Developmental Immunology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1740-2522,1740-2530
DOI: 10.1080/17402520400001744