Acute acalculous cholecystitis in leptospirosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-283

  Vilaichone, Ratha Korn ^a   Mahachai, Varocha ^a   Wilde, Henry ^a  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Leptospirosis; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CEFOTAXIME; HEMOGLOBIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHOLECYSTITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032881796     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199910000-00012     Document Type: Article

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