Churg-Strauss syndrome leading to small bowel infarction: An unusual case of abdominal pain in a young patient

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-222

  Sookram, Sunil ^a   Hancock Friesen, Camille ^b   Ferguson, J P ^b   Sosnowski, Terry ^b   Russell, Laurie J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Churg Strauss syndrome; Mesenteric ischemia; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0031896171     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/232604     Document Type: Article

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