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Urinary tract infection mimicking acute mesenteric ischaemia in an immunocompromised patient

Bowel infarction due to acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is an abdominal emergency with a high mortality rate. We report a case of exaggerated septic response to a urinary tract infection mimicking AMI in an immunosuppressed diabetic patient. A 56-year-old female was found collapsed at home with a 2...

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Autores principales: Hanna, Thomas, Powys-Lybbe, James, Akoh, Jacob A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765273
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e19