Steroid-induced sigmoid diverticular perforation in a patient with temporal arteritis: A rare clinical pathology

Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology

Volumn , Issue 5, 2012, Pages 11-14

  Kaya, Bulent ^a   Aras, Orhan ^a   Bat, Orhan ^a   Bulut, Nuriye Esen ^a   Memisoglu, Kemal ^a  

^a FATIH SULTAN MEHMET TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Perforation; Sigmoid diverticulitis; Steroid treatment

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; DICLOFENAC; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISONE; UREA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE SOUND; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULSE RATE; SIGMOID DIVERTICULAR PERFORATION; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

EID: 84859737983     PISSN: 11795557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CPath.S7924     Document Type: Article

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