Intestinal ischemia in systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-723

  Lee, Michael G ^a   Hagley, Karlene ^a   Decuaelar, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Lupus; Pain

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPARIN; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; METFORMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE SOUND; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; REHYDRATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VOMITING;

EID: 45749086436     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31349-3     Document Type: Article

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