Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy presenting with respiratory failure in an adult

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 704-708

  Abba, Abdullah A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial disease; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DROWSINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; SAUDI ARABIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EID: 33750283608     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.704.708     Document Type: Article

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