Hepatic granulomas

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-95

  Wainwright, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Autoimmune; Drugs; Greece; Hepatic granulomas; Idiopathic; Incidence; Infections; Other countries; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; NITROFURANTOIN; PHENYLBUTAZONE; SULFONAMIDE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; GRANULOMA; GREECE; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRELAND; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER GRANULOMA; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER DISEASES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 33846844978     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3280115523     Document Type: Short Survey

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