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prednisone and Adult-Onset Still Disease

prednisone has been researched along with Adult-Onset Still Disease in 50 studies

Prednisone: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
prednisone : A synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Some patients have poor response to adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) traditional treatment, which easily recurs during the reduction of prednisone."7.91Refractory adult-onset Still disease treated by tocilizumab combined with methotrexate: A STROBE-compliant article. ( Guo, SH; Shen, HL; Wang, CY; Wang, LP, 2019)
"Some patients have poor response to adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) traditional treatment, which easily recurs during the reduction of prednisone."3.91Refractory adult-onset Still disease treated by tocilizumab combined with methotrexate: A STROBE-compliant article. ( Guo, SH; Shen, HL; Wang, CY; Wang, LP, 2019)
"A prednisone-treated systemic flare occurred during the first trimester without later complication."2.50Adult-onset Still's disease and pregnancy: about ten cases and review of the literature. ( Broussolle, C; Durieu, I; Gerfaud-Valentin, M; Hot, A; Huissoud, C; Seve, P, 2014)
"Fever, arthritis and skin rash was constant."2.41[Adult Still's disease: study of a series of 11 cases]. ( Ben Maïz, H; Ben Taarit, C; Turki, S, 2002)
"Polyserositis was the predominant clinical manifestation."2.39Polyserositis in adult Still's disease with onset during pregnancy [corrected]. ( Caspary, W; Falkenbach, A; Lembcke, B; Mulert-Ernst, R; Schneider, M; Wigand, R, 1994)
"18 months later, she developed a squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy."1.51Adult Still's disease and squamous cell carcinoma in a 69-year-old woman. ( Bahloul, Z; Frikha, O; Guermazi, M; Jallouli, M; Marzouk, S; Snoussi, M, 2019)
"Israeli rheumatologists who treated AOSD with TCZ filled in questionnaires on symptoms, number of tender and swollen joints, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and dosage of prednisone at initial TCZ administration, after 6 months, and at the end of followup."1.40Tocilizumab in adult-onset Still's disease: the Israeli experience. ( Ablin, J; Abu-Shakra, M; Caspi, D; Dranitzki, Z; Elkayam, O; Jiries, N; Kivity, S; Levy, O; Lidar, M; Padova, H; Rosner, I; Savargyl-Maman, H, 2014)
"Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) typically presents with constitutional symptoms, generalized peripheral lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and laboratory markers of inflammation."1.35Multicentric Castleman's disease mimicking adult-onset Still's disease. ( Bianchi, MM; de la Fuente, D; Narváez, J; Nolla, JM; Ríos-Rodriguez, V; Roig-Vilaseca, D; Santo, P, 2009)
"A febrile polyarthritis was the most frequent presentation form."1.34[Adult onset Still's disease: review of 26 cases]. ( García Casares, E; Holgado Pérez, S; Olivé Marqués, A; Riera Alonso, E; Sallés Lizarzaburu, M; Tena Marsà, X, 2007)
"Pericarditis is amongst the most common systemic manifestations of adult onset Still's disease."1.33[Adult-onset Still's disease revealed by a pericardial tamponade: report of two cases]. ( Aoun, N; Ben Ghorbel, I; Houman, MH; Lamloum, M; Miled, M; Pouchot, J, 2006)

Research

Studies (50)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's11 (22.00)18.2507
2000's17 (34.00)29.6817
2010's20 (40.00)24.3611
2020's2 (4.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kam, S1
Ishii, L1
Zwerner, JP1
Dewan, AK1
Orentas, M1
Patel, N1
Rodby, R1
Hassan, S1
Wang, CY1
Guo, SH1
Wang, LP1
Shen, HL1
Marzouk, S1
Frikha, O1
Guermazi, M1
Snoussi, M1
Jallouli, M1
Bahloul, Z1
Plaçais, L1
Mekinian, A1
Bornes, M1
Poujol-Robert, A1
Bigé, N1
Maury, E1
Fain, O1
Fustà-Novell, X1
García-Herrera, A1
Mascaró, JM1
Gerfaud-Valentin, M1
Hot, A1
Huissoud, C1
Durieu, I1
Broussolle, C1
Seve, P1
Letizia, AG1
Keith, M1
Rosen, B1
Forster, C1
Elkayam, O1
Jiries, N1
Dranitzki, Z1
Kivity, S1
Lidar, M1
Levy, O1
Ablin, J1
Abu-Shakra, M1
Savargyl-Maman, H1
Padova, H1
Caspi, D1
Rosner, I1
Liu, T1
Dong, Y1
Zeng, DF1
Xie, L1
Ye, J1
He, XG1
Kadavath, S1
Zapantis, E1
Zolty, R1
Efthimiou, P1
Choudhry, N1
Vora, RA1
Ortiz-Sanjuán, F1
Blanco, R1
Riancho-Zarrabeitia, L1
Castañeda, S1
Olivé, A1
Riveros, A1
Velloso-Feijoo, ML1
Narváez, J2
Jiménez-Moleón, I1
Maiz-Alonso, O1
Ordóñez, C1
Bernal, JA1
Hernández, MV1
Sifuentes-Giraldo, WA1
Gómez-Arango, C1
Galíndez-Agirregoikoa, E1
Blanco-Madrigal, J1
Ortiz-Santamaria, V1
Del Blanco-Barnusell, J1
De Dios, JR1
Moreno, M1
Fiter, J1
Riscos, ML1
Carreira, P1
Rodriguez-Valls, MJ1
González-Vela, MC1
Calvo-Río, V1
Loricera, J1
Palmou-Fontana, N1
Pina, T1
Llorca, J1
González-Gay, MA2
Barešić, M1
Janka, GE1
Gjadrov-Kuveždić, K1
Zekan, Š1
Anić, B1
Agha-Abbaslou, M1
Bensaci, AM1
Dike, O1
Poznansky, MC1
Hyat, A1
Saraux, A1
Binard, A1
Devauchelle-Pensec, V1
Jobic, Y1
Jousse-Joulin, S1
Youssef, J1
Lazaro, E1
Blanco, P1
Viallard, JF1
Bianchi, MM1
Santo, P1
Ríos-Rodriguez, V1
de la Fuente, D1
Roig-Vilaseca, D1
Nolla, JM1
Zeng, T1
Zou, YQ1
Wu, MF1
Yang, CD1
Akkara Veetil, BM1
Yee, AH1
Warrington, KJ1
Aksamit, AJ1
Mason, TG1
Fortna, RR1
Gudjonsson, JE1
Seidel, G1
Dicostanzo, D1
Jacobson, M1
Kopelman, M1
Patel, RM1
Rajabally, MN1
Watermeyer, GA1
Levin, DA1
Cornet, AD1
Thielen, N1
Kramer, MH1
Nanayakkara, PW1
Kooter, AJ1
Gning, SB1
Diallo, I1
Fall, CA1
Ndiaye, B1
Ba Fall, K1
Fall, F1
Fall, PD1
Mbaye, PS1
Pessoa, L1
Galvão, V1
Ferreira, C1
Santos Neto, L1
Meckenstock, R1
Therby, A1
Gibault-Genty, G1
Khau, D1
Monnier, S1
Greder-Belan, A1
Stone, JH1
Pan, VL1
Haruyama, AZ1
Guberman, C1
Kitridou, RC1
Wing, DA1
Marie, I1
Ducrotté, P1
Riachi, G1
François, A1
Levesque, H1
Courtois, H1
Ben Ghorbel, I1
Lamloum, M1
Miled, M1
Aoun, N1
Houman, MH1
Pouchot, J1
Naumann, UK1
Nigg, Ch1
Käser, L1
Vetter, W1
Ambrocio, DU1
John, D1
Vilá, LM1
Molina, MJ1
Cheikhrouhou Abdelmoula, L1
Tekaya, R1
Ben Hadj Yahia, C1
Chaabouni, L1
Zouari, R1
Riera Alonso, E1
Olivé Marqués, A1
Sallés Lizarzaburu, M1
Holgado Pérez, S1
García Casares, E1
Tena Marsà, X1
Mylona, E1
Golfinopoulou, S1
Samarkos, M1
Fanourgiakis, P1
Papadakos, V1
Skoutelis, A1
Kröger, N1
Buhl, C1
Fibbe, C1
Szuba, J1
Rieboldt, M1
Pompecki, R1
Hossfeld, DK1
Falkenbach, A1
Lembcke, B1
Schneider, M1
Wigand, R1
Mulert-Ernst, R1
Caspary, W1
Le Loët, X2
De Bandt, M1
Lioté, F1
Daragon, A1
Kahn, MF2
Mejjad, O1
Uson, J1
Peña, JM1
del Arco, A1
Barbado, FJ1
Vazquez, JJ1
Dalzotto, R1
Zenklusen, C1
Kaeser, P1
Zenagui, D1
De Coninck, JP1
Genovese, MC1
Fautrel, B1
Borget, C1
Rozenberg, S1
Meyer, O1
Masson, C1
Koeger, AC1
Bourgeois, P1
Blanco García, FJ1
Sánchez Blas, M1
Freire González, M1
Janssen, HL1
van Laar, JM1
van Hoek, B1
den Ottolander, GJ1
van Krieken, JH1
Breedveld, FC1
Lübbe, J1
Hofer, M1
Chavaz, P1
Saurat, JH1
Borradori, L1
Mattiuzzo, M1
Del Forno, M1
Branca, B1
Moretti, V1
Pirisi, M1
García-Porrúa, C1
González-Juanatey, C1
Ben Taarit, C1
Turki, S1
Ben Maïz, H1

Reviews

7 reviews available for prednisone and Adult-Onset Still Disease

ArticleYear
The association between adult-onset Still's disease and collapsing glomerulopathy: a case report.
    Journal of medical case reports, 2022, Oct-14, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Cyclosporine; Female; Fever; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Lo

2022
Adult-onset Still's disease and pregnancy: about ten cases and review of the literature.
    Rheumatology international, 2014, Volume: 34, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Cohort Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Prednisone; Pregnancy;

2014
A novel therapeutic approach in pulmonary arterial hypertension as a complication of adult-onset Still's disease: targeting IL-6.
    International journal of rheumatic diseases, 2014, Volume: 17, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female;

2014
Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Still a Serious Health Problem (a Case Report and Literature Review).
    The American journal of case reports, 2017, Feb-03, Volume: 18

    Topics: Abdominal Pain; Arthralgia; Biomarkers; Body Mass Index; Diagnosis, Differential; Exanthema; Female;

2017
Polyserositis in adult Still's disease with onset during pregnancy [corrected].
    Clinical rheumatology, 1994, Volume: 13, Issue:3

    Topics: Abortion, Therapeutic; Adult; Bone Marrow Examination; Cyclophosphamide; Drug Therapy, Combination;

1994
[Adult-onset Still's disease].
    Revue medicale de la Suisse romande, 1996, Volume: 116, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Arthritis, Infectious; Diagnosis, Differential; Glucocorticoids; Hum

1996
[Adult Still's disease: study of a series of 11 cases].
    Journal des maladies vasculaires, 2002, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anemia; Diagnosis, Differential; Exanthema; Female; Ferritins; Fever; Humans; Incidence; Infe

2002

Trials

1 trial available for prednisone and Adult-Onset Still Disease

ArticleYear
Corticosteroid sparing effect of low dose methotrexate treatment in adult Still's disease.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 1999, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Blood Sedimentation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunosuppressive A

1999

Other Studies

42 other studies available for prednisone and Adult-Onset Still Disease

ArticleYear
Fever and flagellate dermatosis in an otherwise healthy woman.
    Clinical and experimental dermatology, 2022, Volume: 47, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Exanthema; Female; Fever; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Interleukin 1 Recept

2022
Refractory adult-onset Still disease treated by tocilizumab combined with methotrexate: A STROBE-compliant article.
    Medicine, 2019, Volume: 98, Issue:32

    Topics: Administration, Intravenous; Administration, Oral; Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antirhe

2019
Adult Still's disease and squamous cell carcinoma in a 69-year-old woman.
    The Pan African medical journal, 2019, Volume: 34

    Topics: Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Co

2019
Adult onset Still's disease occurring during pregnancy: Case-report and literature review.
    Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism, 2018, Volume: 47, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Colchicine; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Prednisone; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications;

2018
Dermographism in a patient with fever.
    International journal of dermatology, 2018, Volume: 57, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Biopsy, Needle; Female; Fever; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Prednisone

2018
Fever acquired overseas is not always infectious in etiology: adult-onset Still's disease in a soldier deployed to Afghanistan.
    Military medicine, 2013, Volume: 178, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Afghan Campaign 2001-; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Fever; Humans; Male; Military Personnel; Pre

2013
Tocilizumab in adult-onset Still's disease: the Israeli experience.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2014, Volume: 41, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antirheumatic Agents; Female; Humans; Israel; Male; Middle

2014
A case of adult-onset Still's disease presenting with multifocal central serous chorioretinopathy.
    European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 2014, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Central Serous Chorioretinopathy; Dexamethasone; Female; Fluorescei

2014
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges.
    Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2015, Volume: 35, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Appendicitis; Blindness; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Laparotomy

2015
Efficacy of Anakinra in Refractory Adult-Onset Still's Disease: Multicenter Study of 41 Patients and Literature Review.
    Medicine, 2015, Volume: 94, Issue:39

    Topics: Adult; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Interleukin 1 Receptor A

2015
Visceral leishmaniasis triggering (mimicking) macrophage activation syndrome in a patient with adult onset Still disease.
    Internal medicine journal, 2016, Volume: 46, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Bone Marrow; Cyclosporine; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Leishmaniasis, Visceral; Macropha

2016
Right-sided native valve endocarditis revealing adult-onset Still disease.
    Annals of internal medicine, 2008, Oct-07, Volume: 149, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Endocarditis; Fever of Unknown Origin; Heart Valve Diseases; H

2008
Blockade of interleukin 1 receptor in Still's disease affects activation of peripheral T-lymphocytes.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2008, Volume: 35, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Antirheumatic Agents; Cyclosporine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Interleukin 1

2008
Multicentric Castleman's disease mimicking adult-onset Still's disease.
    Joint bone spine, 2009, Volume: 76, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Castleman Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Lymphat

2009
Clinical features and prognosis of adult-onset still's disease: 61 cases from China.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2009, Volume: 36, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Arthritis; Asian People; Blood Sedimentation; Cause of Death; China; Exanthema; Female; Fever

2009
Aseptic meningitis in adult onset Still's disease.
    Rheumatology international, 2012, Volume: 32, Issue:12

    Topics: Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Male; Meningitis, Aseptic; Methotrexa

2012
Persistent pruritic papules and plaques: a characteristic histopathologic presentation seen in a subset of patients with adult-onset and juvenile Still's disease.
    Journal of cutaneous pathology, 2010, Volume: 37, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis, Juvenile; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; In

2010
A case of Crohn's disease complicated by adult onset Still's disease.
    Journal of Crohn's & colitis, 2010, Volume: 4, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Crohn Disease; Exanthema;

2010
[Adult-onset Still's disease and haemophagocytic syndrome].
    Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2010, Volume: 154

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Female; Ferritins; Humans; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic; Middle Age

2010
[Adult-onset Still's disease: case report in Dakar, Senegal].
    Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial, 2011, Volume: 71, Issue:6

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Female; Fever; Humans; Middle Aged; Prednisone; Senegal; Still's Disease,

2011
Periodontal infection in adult-onset Still's disease patient: clinical and haematological considerations.
    BMJ case reports, 2011, Apr-26, Volume: 2011

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Biomarkers; C-Reactive Protein; Dental Prosthesis; Drug Therapy, Combinati

2011
Adult-onset Still's disease revealed by perimyocarditis and a concomitant reactivation of an EBV infection.
    BMJ case reports, 2012, Nov-19, Volume: 2012

    Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Diagnosis, Differentia

2012
Polyarteritis nodosa.
    JAMA, 2002, Oct-02, Volume: 288, Issue:13

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Cyclophosphamide; Diagnostic Errors; Fever; Glucocor

2002
Newly diagnosed adult-onset Still disease in pregnancy.
    Obstetrics and gynecology, 2003, Volume: 101, Issue:5 Pt 2

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Female; Humans; Prednisone; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Pre

2003
Pseudo-angiocholitis revealing adult-onset Still's disease.
    Digestive diseases and sciences, 2004, Volume: 49, Issue:4

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Therapy, Combination; Follow-Up Studies; Humans

2004
[Adult-onset Still's disease revealed by a pericardial tamponade: report of two cases].
    La Revue de medecine interne, 2006, Volume: 27, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cardiac Tamponade; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glucocorticoids; Huma

2006
[Still's disease, adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD)].
    Praxis, 2006, Sep-06, Volume: 95, Issue:36

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Immu

2006
57-year-old Asian-American man with Kikuchi's disease.
    Hawaii medical journal, 2006, Volume: 65, Issue:11

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Arthralgia; Asian; Biopsy; Diagno

2006
Chronic anemia and thrombocytosis as the initial presentation of Still's disease in an elderly patient.
    Gerontology, 2007, Volume: 53, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Anemia; Antirheumatic Agents; Chronic Disease; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Methotrexate;

2007
[Adult onset Still's disease: about 11 cases].
    La Tunisie medicale, 2007, Volume: 85, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amyloidosis; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Arthritis; Disease Progression; Female; Fever; G

2007
[Adult onset Still's disease: review of 26 cases].
    Medicina clinica, 2007, Jul-14, Volume: 129, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis; Diagnosis, Diffe

2007
Acute hepatitis in adult Still's disease during corticosteroid treatment successfully treated with anakinra.
    Clinical rheumatology, 2008, Volume: 27, Issue:5

    Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Hepatitis; Humans; Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist

2008
[Adult-onset Still's disease].
    Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983), 1995, Jun-15, Volume: 90, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Ad

1995
[Still disease in the adult and in pregnancy].
    Revue du rhumatisme (Ed. francaise : 1993), 1993, Volume: 60, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Prednisone; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy

1993
Still's disease in a 72-year-old man.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 1993, Volume: 20, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Chronic Disease; Fever; Humans; Male; Prednisone; Still's Disease, Adult-Onset

1993
Atypical presentation of adult Still's disease mimicking acute bacterial endocarditis.
    European heart journal, 1995, Volume: 16, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Blood Sedimentation; Diagnosis, Differential; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administ

1995
Fever, rash, and arthritis in a woman with silicone gel breast implants.
    The Western journal of medicine, 1997, Volume: 167, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Breast Implants; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Prednisone; Silico

1997
Histopathologic features of cerebral vasculitis associated with mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Arthritis and rheumatism, 1999, Volume: 42, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Cerebral Arterial Diseases; Cerebral Arteries; Diagnosis, Differential; Fatal Outcome; Humans

1999
Severe hepatitis and pure red cell aplasia in adult Still's disease: good response to immunosuppressive therapy.
    Digestive diseases and sciences, 1999, Volume: 44, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cyclosporine; Female; Hepatitis; Humans; Immunosuppression Therapy;

1999
Adult-onset Still's disease with persistent plaques.
    The British journal of dermatology, 1999, Volume: 141, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Aspirin; Female; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Predn

1999
Bilateral empyema caused by adult-onset Still's disease.
    Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 2001, Volume: 68, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Empyema, Pleural; Ferritins; Follow-Up Stud

2001
Endocarditis in adult onset Still's disease: a 12 month followup.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 2001, Volume: 28, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Methotrexate; Prednisone;

2001