Pseudomembranous disease (ligneous inflammation) of the female genital tract, peritoneum, gingiva, and paranasal sinuses associated with plasminogen deficiency

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-139

  Chi, Angela C ^a   Prichard, Elizabeth ^b   Richardson, Mary S ^a   Rasenberger, Kenneth P ^c   Weathers, Dwight R ^d   Neville, Brad W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast   (United States)

^c Emory University Hospital ^*

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genital tract; Ligneous inflammation; Oral cavity; Paranasal sinuses; Plasminogen deficiency; Pseudomembranous disease

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GINGIVAL BIOPSY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; PLASMINOGEN DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PERITONEUM; PLASMINOGEN;

EID: 62149102653     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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