Pleural effusion with splenic rupture as manifestations of recurrence of sarcoidosis following prolonged remission

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Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 114-117

  Nusair, Samir ^a   Kramer, Mordechai R ^b   Berkman, Neville ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Prednisone; Sarcoidosis; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; NAPROXEN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RECURRENCE; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 12244267965     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068424     Document Type: Article

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