Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in Crohn's disease following anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1393-1395

  Helbling, Daniel ^a   Breitbach, Thomas H ^a   Krause, Martin ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Muensterlingen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CMV infection; Crohn's disease; Multiple organ disease; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; INFLIXIMAB; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN ULCER;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0036927904     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200212000-00018     Document Type: Article

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