Multi-organ failure with atypical liver granulomas following intravesical bacillus calmette-guerin instillation

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 79-82

  Kaklamanos, Michail ^a   Hardavella, Georgia ^b   Trigidou, Rodoula ^a   Dionellis, Georgios ^b   Paissios, Nikolaos ^a   Koulouris, Nikolaos ^b   Goritsas, Constantin ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacillus calmette guerin; Bacillus calmette guerin itis; Hepatic granulomas; Multi organ failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859099232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i3.79     Document Type: Article

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