Functional and morphological monocyte abnormalities in a patient with malakoplakia

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-77

  Van Crevel, Reinout ^b   Curfs, Jo ^b   Van Der Ven, André J A M ^a   Assmann, Karel ^b   Meis, Jacques F G M ^b   Van Der Meer, Jos W M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALACOPLAKIA; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0004917312     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00130-2     Document Type: Article

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