Disseminated microsporidiosis especially infecting the brain, heart, and kidneys: Report of a newly recognized pansporoblastic species in two symptomatic AIDS patients

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 535-543

  Yachnis, Anthony T ^a   Berg, Johannes ^a   Martinez Salazar, Ariel ^a   Bender, Bradley S ^a,b   Diaz, Leslie ^b   Rojiani, Amyn M ^a   Eskin, Thomas A ^a   Orenstein, Jan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Central nervous system; Disseminated; Heart; Kidneys; Microsporidia; Pancreas; Pansporoblast ic; Parathyroid; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INFECTION; MALE; MICROSPORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

EID: 0029780077     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.4.535     Document Type: Article

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