An unusual presentation of brucellosis: Acute hepatitis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 641-642

  Ulug, Mehmet ^a   Celen, Mustafa Kemal ^b   Ayaz, Celal ^b  

^a Ozel Umit Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 79955950252     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(10)70127-6     Document Type: Letter

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