A case of orbital myositis preceding the intestinal symptoms of Crohn's disease

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-350

  Bourikas, Leonidas A ^a   Roussomoustakaki, Maria ^a   Papadaki, Efrossini ^a   Valatas, Vassilis ^a   Koutroubakis, Ioannis E ^a   Papadakis, Konstantinos A ^a   Kouroumalis, Elias A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; ORBITAL MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77955282303     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2010.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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