Intestinal angioedema mimicking Crohn's disease

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 418-420

  Malcolm, Allison ^a,c   Prather, Charlene M ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NAUSEA; VOMITING;

EID: 0033581653     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123722.x     Document Type: Article

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