Severe Anal and Abdominal Pain Due to Typhlitis in a Leukemic Patient

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 457-459

  Nada, Eman M S ^a   Alshoaiby, Ali N ^a   Alaskar, Ahmad S ^a   Khan, Ali N ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFEPIME; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANAL COMPLAINT; ANUS FISSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPHLITIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANAL CANAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; MORPHINE; PAIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TYPHLITIS;

EID: 35548944008     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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