Characteristics of hyperthermia and its complications in patients with Prader Willi syndrome

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 550-553

  Ince, Erdal ^a,b   Çiftçi, Ergin ^a   Tekin, Mustafa ^a   Kendirli, Tanil ^a   Tutar, Ercan ^a   Dalgiç, Nazan ^a   Öncel, Selim ^a   Dogru, Ülker ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fever; Hyperthermia; Prader Willi syndrome; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 29144516363     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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