Visceral varicella zoster virus infection after stem cell transplantation: A possible cause of severe abdominal pain

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-244

  Leena, Mattila ^a   Ville, Valtonen ^a   Veli Jukka, Anttila ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Stem cell transplantation; Varicella zoster virus; Visceral varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VALACICLOVIR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MELENA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASOUND; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 32644464060     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500328113     Document Type: Article

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