Fulminant amoebic colitis mimicking intestinal vasculitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1351-1355

  Lee, J ^a   Jung, H S ^a   Nam, H C ^a   Kwok, S K ^a   Ju, J H ^a   Park, K S ^a   Kim, H Y ^a   Park, S H ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amoebic colitis; colitis; intestinal vasculitis; lupus enteritis; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CEFOPERAZONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINAL VASCULITIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULITIS;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROMOMYCIN; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84866980885     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203312447669     Document Type: Article

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