Hemorrhagic Bullae Represent an Ominous Sign for Cirrhotic Patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-281

  Liu, Ber Ming ^a   Hsiao, Cheng Ting ^b   Chung, Kun Jung ^a   Kung, Chia Te ^a   Hung, Shih Chiang ^a   Liu, Po Ping ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hemorrhagic bullae; liver cirrhosis; necrotizing fascitiis; sepsis; soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; BLISTER; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 40649106507     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.02.047     Document Type: Article

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