ED presentation of neutropenic enterocolitis in adult patients with acute leukemia

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 276-279

  Hsu, Teh Fu ^a   Huang, Hsien Hao ^a   Yen, David Hung Tsang ^a,b   Kao, Wei Fong ^a   Chen, Jen Dar ^a   Wang, Lee Min ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

emergency department; leukemia; Typhlitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 3142671586     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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