Gangrenous appendicitis in a child with Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Jangjoo, Ali ^a   Amouzeshi, Ahmad ^a   Jalali, Ali Najib ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gangrenous appendicitis; Gastrointestinal mucosa; Henoch Schonlein purpura

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHADONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTHRALGIA; CEFTRIAXONE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEVER; GANGRENE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 55649105650     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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