Significance of bowel wall abnormalities at ultrasound in Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-53

  Nchimi, Alain ^a,b   Khamis, Jamil ^a   Paquot, Isabelle ^a   Bury, Françoise ^a   Magotteaux, Paul ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Chretien   (Belgium)

^b CHC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bowel diseases; Henoch Sch nlein disease; Immunoglobulin A hypersensitivity; Purpura; Rheumatoid; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE WALL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37549040615     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000304453.99799.8c     Document Type: Article

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