Gallbladder involvement of Henoch-Schönlein purpura mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis

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Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Hoffmann, Jörg C ^a   Cremer, Philipp ^a   Preiss, Jan C ^a   Ebhardt, Harald ^a   Kruschewski, Martin ^a   Buhr, Heinz Johannes ^a   Zeitz, Martin ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Gastric ulcers; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Hypersensitivity vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PANTOPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; GALLBLADDER; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; STOMACH ULCER; ULTRASOUND; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULITIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTON PUMPS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; VASCULITIS;

EID: 4444375586     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080080     Document Type: Article

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