Visceral leishmaniasis in three children with leukemia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 916-918

  Di Cataldo, A ^a   Lo Nigro, L ^a   Marino, S ^a   Schiliro, G ^a  

^a Divisione di Ematologia Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leishmaniasis; leukemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0029848870     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199610000-00020     Document Type: Article

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