Acute abdomen in systemic lupus erythematosus: The importance of early laparotomy

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-105

  Medina, Francisco ^a   Ayala, Alonso ^a   Jara, Luis J ^a   Becerra, Magdalena ^b   Miranda, Juan M ^a   Fraga, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOSIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030854916     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)80020-4     Document Type: Article

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