Lathyrism, Leg Cramps, and Thrombocytopenia: Cascade of Events Starting in a Concentration Camp

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Sigler, Erica ^a   Shvidel, Lev ^a   Shtalrid, Mordechai ^a   Berrebi, Alain ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; QUININE; THYROXINE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LATHYRISM; LEG CRAMP; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAD; CONCENTRATION CAMPS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LATHYRISM; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; QUININE;

EID: 34247482312     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.05.058     Document Type: Letter

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