Amyloidosis and gastric bleeding in a patient with Gaucher disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-237

  Elstein, Deborah ^a   Rosenmann, Eliezer ^a   Reinus, Constantin ^a   Paz, Julian ^a   Altarescu, Gheona ^a   Zimran, Ari ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Enzyme replacement therapy; Gastric bleeding; Gaucher disease; Monoclonal gammopathy

Indexed keywords

ALGLUCERASE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; GAMMOPATHY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETHALITY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0041508604     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200309000-00009     Document Type: Article

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