Fulminant hepatitis complicated by small intestine infection and massive hemorrhage

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 412-418

  Tamura, Hiroko ^a,b   Yamashita, Satoyoshi ^a   Kusano, Noriyoshi ^a   Suzuki, Chieko ^a   Yamaguchi, Yuhki ^a   Tanigawa, Kouji ^a   Masuhara, Masaaki ^a   Okita, Kiwamu ^a   Murakami, Fujio ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Yamaguchi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatitis; Fungal infection; Small intestine infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOFILTRATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MELENA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SPUTUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MELENA;

EID: 0031777675     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050105     Document Type: Article

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