Hyperammonemic Coma Due to Proteus Infection
- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 134 (5) , 972-973
Abstract
Hyperammonemic coma without liver disease or associated deficiencies in urea cycle enzymes is rare. We report a case and discuss the pathophysiological findings of hyperammonemic coma secondary to Proteus mirabilis urinary tract infection.Keywords
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