Occupational injury in a fishmonger with a macular rash, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 993-994

  Cooke, L J ^a,b   Bowles, K M ^a   Craig, J I O ^a   Sule, O ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; FEVER; FISHERMAN; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETHARGY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ERYSIPELOTHRIX INFECTIONS; FOOD HANDLING; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PANCYTOPENIA; SEAFOOD; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 33748855045     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.030221     Document Type: Article

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