Pleural empyema with Salmonella mendoza following splenic abscesses in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-196

  Roguin, Ariel ^a,b   Gavish, Israel ^a   Ami, Haim Ben ^a   Edoute, Yeouda ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Myelodysplastic syndrome; Pleural empyema; Salmonella mendoza; Splenic abscess

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PLEURA EMPYEMA; SALMONELLOSIS; SPLEEN DISEASE;

ABSCESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033223538     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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