Fatal pneumococcal disease and severe atrophy of the spleen associated with inflammatory bowel disease;Miltatrofi og fatal pneumokokkinfeksjon ved inflammatorisk tarmsykdom

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1900-1901

  Mæhlen, Jan ^a   Heger, Bernt ^a   Rostrup, Morten ^b  

^a Patologisk Anatomisk Avdeling ^*  (Norway)

^b Akuttmedisinsk avdeling   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 0031579866     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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