Persistent chylothorax in Behcet's disease treated with a blood patch

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 588-589

  Maayan, Hannah ^a   Izbicki, Gabriel ^a   Heyd, Judith ^a   Cyter, Ruth ^a   Silberman, Shuli ^a   Deeb, Maher ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Blood patch; Chest tube; Chylothorax; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; STEROID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SORE THROAT; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TONSILLITIS; VEIN EMBOLISM; BLOOD; INJECTION; PLEURODESIS; TUBE;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BLOOD; CHEST TUBES; CHYLOTHORAX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PLEURODESIS;

EID: 55249118157     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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