Lassa fever presenting as acute abdomen: A case series

Virology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Dongo, Andrew E ^a   Kesieme, Emeka B ^a   Iyamu, Christopher E ^a   Okokhere, Peter O ^a   Akhuemokhan, Odigie C ^a   Akpede, George O ^a  

^a IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Lassa fever diagnosis; West African surgeon

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; RIBAVIRIN;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LASSA FEVER; MALARIA; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEINURIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876285972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-123     Document Type: Article

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