Sigmoid diverticular abscess perforation in 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with high dose corticosteroids. A cautionary tale [5]

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1935-1936

  Hutchinson, D ^a   Lynch, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NAPROXEN; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON PERFORATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGMOID;

ABSCESS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 0034910657     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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