Reversible encephalopathy secondary to paratyphoid infection and concomitant acute hepatitis A

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 723-725

  El Khoury, Marc ^a   Naoushi, Hala ^a   Sawaya, Raja ^a   Aoun, Elie ^a   Nassar, Nabil T ^a   Sharara, Ala I ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Coma; Enteric; Liver; Viral

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MANNITOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; MALE; PARATYPHOID FEVER; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B;

EID: 23044482254     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000168134.80038.25     Document Type: Article

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