Polyarteritis nodosa of the liver: a report of two cases.
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Two patients with liver disease due to polyarteritis nodosa are described. They presented in a similar manner, with a swinging fever, a polymorphonuclear leucocytosis and high alkaline phosphatase levels, but the natural history of the illness was different, with revocery in one and death in the other.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 53 616 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977