Behçet's disease complicated by pylephlebitis and hepatic abscesses

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5 SUPPL. 24, 2001, Pages

  Gelber, A C ^a,c   Schachna, L ^a   Mitchell, L ^b   Schwartzman, G ^a   Hartnell, G ^a   Geschwind, J F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Hepatic abscess; Pylephlebitis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; TOMOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; PORTAL VEIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035460816     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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