International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages e95-e97 , November 2008

Ruptured hepatic abscess mimicking perforated viscus

  • Yen-Chun Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Jang Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 25433535x3126; fax: +886 2 27621403.
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan

Received 22 April 2008 ,Accepted 5 June 2008.

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PII: S1201-9712(08)01390-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.005

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages e95-e97 , November 2008

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