Severe infection by varicella virus in an adult with ulcerative colitis: Favourable response to acyclovir treatment [1]

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 383-384

  Triantafillidis, J K ^a,b   Cheracakis, P ^a  

^a Saint Panteleimon General State Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEVER; HEMATOCHEZIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; RASH; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHICKENPOX; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036105007     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80135-9     Document Type: Letter

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