Multiple abdominal abscesses complicated by severe sepsis as a result of occult Crohn’s disease
Intra-abdominal infections represent an important cause of mortality in worldwide population and often require both rapid diagnostic work-up and swift therapeutic decisions. In this paper a relatively frequent pathologic condition in industrialized countries is described as a potential cause of mult...
Main Authors: | Antonio Vannini, Luca Croci, Elena Guidetti, Francesco Tovoli, Fabio Cassani, Luigi Bolondi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-11-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/3221 |
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