Type B aortic dissection with early presentation mimicking acute pyelonephritis

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-345

  Jenq, C C ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Huang, Jeng Yi ^a,c   Wu, C H ^b   Yeh, C N ^a   Yeh, C H ^c   Tseng, J H ^a   Hsu, P Y ^a   Tian, Y C ^a   Fang, J T ^a   Yang, C W ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; LABETALOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; PYELONEPHRITIS;

ADULT; AORTIC RUPTURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PYELONEPHRITIS;

EID: 33749061967     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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