Scurvy in an alcoholic malnourished cirrhotic man with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Clinics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 405-407

  Maltos, Andre Luiz ^a   Portari, Guilherme Vannucchi ^a   Saldanha, Joao Carlos ^a   Bernardes, Aderbal Garcia ^a   Pardi, Guilherme Rocha ^a   da Cunha, Daniel Ferreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REFEEDING SYNDROME; SCURVY;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; PERITONITIS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REFEEDING SYNDROME; SCURVY;

EID: 84860152730     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(04)16     Document Type: Article

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