Visceral and neurological complications in primary varicella infections in adults;VISZERALE UND NEUROLOGISCHE KOMPLIKATIONEN BEI VARIZELLEN-INFEKTIONEN DES ERWACHSENEN

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 440-446

  Bachli E ^a,c   Kagi M K ^b   Krause, M ^a  

^a Medizinische Klinik   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYELITIS; MYOCARDITIS; PNEUMONIA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; MYOCARDITIS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 0029983904     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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