Arthritis and gum bleeding in two children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-160

  Vitale, Agata ^a,b   La Torre, Francesco ^b   Martini, Giorgia ^c   Calcagno, Giuseppina ^b   Fede, Carmelo ^b   Conti, Giovanni ^b   Chimenz, Roberto ^b   Zulian, Francesco ^c  

^a 'G Martino' Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Gum bleeding; Juvenile arthritis; Scurvy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SCURVY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WHITE LINES OF FRANKEL; WIMBERGER RING;

EID: 62549091468     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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