Gastrointestinal manifestations of dengue infection in adults

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-405

  Ooi, Ee Thiam ^a   Ganesananthan, S ^a   Anil, R ^a   Kwok, F Y ^a   Sinniah, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dengue; Gastrointestinal manifestations; Hepatitis; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; DENGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60849133914     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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