Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) in a patient on CAPD presenting as haemoperitoneum with colon perforation
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Dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) in a patient on CAPD presenting as haemoperitoneum with colon perforation.
blood pressure was 130/90 mmHg, heart rate 70 beats/min and a body temperature of 37.2°C. Physical examination revealed mild abdominal distension and decreased bowel sound without any peritoneal irrita
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0931-0509,1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.12.2761