Tuberculous pleurisy: An unusual complication during treatment of Crohn disease with azathioprine

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1004-1007

  Van Wijngaarden, P ^a   Meijssen, M A C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Crohn disease; Opportunistic infection tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

EID: 0034925789     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655201750305567     Document Type: Article

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