Published in Blood Weekly, April 16th, 2009
"Diagnosis is often delayed since clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific. Pylephlebitis should be considered in patients with sepsis due to gut-associated organisms without a clear focus of infection," wrote L. Mannaerts and colleagues, Radboud University.
The researchers concluded: "We describe a patient with metastastatic colon carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and bevacizumab who was...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-04-16)
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