Ocular Manifestations and Complications of Pyogenic Liver Abscess

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-42

  Tan, Yu Meng ^a   Chee, Soon Phaik ^b   Soo, Khee Chee ^a   Chow, Pierce ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MORTALITY; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPURATION;

EID: 0346373747     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-6963-2     Document Type: Article

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