Gall bladder wall edema in serology proven pediatric dengue hemorrhagic fever: A useful diagnostic finding which may help in prognostication

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-181

  Gupta, S ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Taneja, V ^a   Goulatia, R K ^a   Bhagat, A ^a   Puliyel, J M ^a  

^a ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LETTER; PROGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034120707     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.3.179-a     Document Type: Letter

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