Severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mycobacterium avium complex in a patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 232-235

  Nguyen, H N ^a   Frank, D ^b   Handt, S ^c   Rieband, H C ^a   Maurin, N ^b   Sieberth, H G ^b   Matern, S ^a  

^a (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)   (Germany)

^b Dept Int Med II ^*  (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0032938021     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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