Varicella pericarditis mimicking myocardial infarction

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 680-

  Cohen, Stuart N ^a   Affleck, Andrew G ^b   Littlewood, Sheelagh M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; HEART INFARCTION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERICARDITIS; THORAX PAIN; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VESICULAR RASH;

EID: 38149134615     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.12.680     Document Type: Article

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