Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: Sustained remission after corticosteroid treatment [6]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1444-1446

  Chadalavada, Rajagopal ^a   Brown, D Kaine ^a   Walker, Anna N ^a   Sedghi, Shahriar ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRONKHITE CANADA SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038649775     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07509.x     Document Type: Letter

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