Gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced vitamin K deficiency
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교신저자: 김경옥, 705-703, 대구시 남구 현충로 170, 영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 소화기분과 Correspondence to: Kyeong Ok Kim, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-703, Korea. Tel: +82-53-620-3835, Fax: +82-53-623-8038, E-mail: [email protected] Financial support: None. Conflict of interest: None. 증례: 54세 남자 환자가 3...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214437