Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia and Crohn's disease: A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 417-419

  Ng, J P ^a   Soliman, A ^a   Kumar, B ^a   Chan Lam, D ^a  

^a BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auto immune haemolytic anaemia; Crohn's disease

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLIXIMAB; LOPERAMIDE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 1842452866     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200404000-00009     Document Type: Review

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