Recurrence of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction in selective adrenergic dysautonomia associated with infectious toxoplasmosis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Polignano, F M ^a   Caradonna, P ^b   Maiorano, E ^b   Ferrarese, S ^b  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute colonic pseudo obstruction; Dysautonomia; Ogilvie's syndrome; Pseudo obstruction; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSAUTONOMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0031012568     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025069     Document Type: Article

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