Neurofibromatosis and Caroli's disease: An extremely rare association

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-243

  ul Bari, Arfan ^a   Mehmood, Tariq ^a   Hussain, Shahid ^a   Yousaf, Rizwan ^b   Majeed, Shahid ^a   ber Rahman, Simeen ^c  

^a PAF Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b CMH   (Pakistan)

^c MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Caroli's disease; Caroli's syndrome; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; KETOTIFEN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CAROLI DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRURITUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; COMORBIDITY;

ADULT; CAROLI DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROFIBROMATOSES;

EID: 9744257961     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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