Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with labial crepitus in an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 442-445

  Choo Kang, Lee R ^a   Benson, Jane ^a   Fry, Terry ^a   Schwarz, Kathleen B ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; PNEUMATOSIS INTESTINALIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS; PUBIC BONE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VULVA;

EID: 0033506324     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199904000-00018     Document Type: Article

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