Abstract |
The comparison of blood eosinophil counts and stool parasites in two groups of patients--twenty one suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and twenty one from other various diseases--did not show any significant difference in favour of a parasitological etiology in rheumatoid arthritis, an hypothesis which had to be considered because of the efficacy of levamisole in the treatment of this disease.
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Authors | M Alcalay, P Thomas, J F Reboux, P Vandermarcq, J L Jacquemin, D Bontoux |
Journal | La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris
(Sem Hop)
1978 Oct 8-15
Vol. 54
Issue 29-32
Pg. 965-6 France |
Vernacular Title | La polyarthrite rhumatoïde est-elle liée à une parasitose intestinale? |
PMID | 216089
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(drug therapy, etiology, parasitology)
- Eosinophils
- Feces
(parasitology)
- Humans
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
(complications, drug therapy)
- Leukocyte Count
- Levamisole
(therapeutic use)
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