Valproic Acid-induced Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 803-806

  Kravetz, Jeffrey D ^a   Federman, Daniel G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATROPINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOZAPINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HALOPERIDOL; METRONIDAZOLE; OLANZAPINE; PROPRANOLOL; VALPROIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC PLEURA EFFUSION; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COUGHING; DRUG COMBINATION; EOSINOPHIL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PUNCTURE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; CEFTAZIDIME; CHEST PAIN; COUGH; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THORACOSTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VALPROIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0142009603     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000054223.79816.37     Document Type: Article

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