Swine flu mimicking acute abdomen in pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 443-

  Ogah, K ^a   Munjuluri, N ^b   Hartis, R ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZANAMIVIR;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; NOTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; SWINE INFLUENZA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 79957845515     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.567341     Document Type: Note

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