Fatal strongyloidiasis in a patient with ulcerative colitis after corticosteroid therapy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1383-1384

  Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; HYDROCORTISONE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATALITY; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 0030751930     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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