Granulomas in the diagnosis of intestinal Crohn's disease: A myth exploded?

Histopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 166-168

  Shepherd, N A ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENTERITIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036360231     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01441.x     Document Type: Note

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