Rheumatoid-like nodules in the spleen: New extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART2, 2006, Pages 295-298

  Holstein, Andreas ^a   Egberts, Eick Hartwig ^a   Von Herbay, Axel ^b  

^a KLINIKUM LIPPE DETMOLD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Extraintestinal manifestation; Granulomas; Liver; Spleen; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEVER; GRANULOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; PARENCHYMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID NODULE; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645305407     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04001.x     Document Type: Article

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