An unusual case of peritonitis in an intravenous drug user

Gastroenterology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Johns, Neil ^a   Cooper, David ^a   Terrace, John ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMYLASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; DIAMORPHINE; UREA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NOTE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80051483717     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.02.076     Document Type: Note

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