Acute pancreatitis : complication of chicken pox in an immunocompetent host.
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چکیده
Chicken pox is a benign self limited disease. But it may rarely be complicated with acute pancreatitis in otherwise healthy patient. We present a case of varicella pancreatitis and its marked recovery with acyclovir.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 60 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012