Case report and review of disseminated histoplasmosis in South-East Asia: Clinical and epidemiological implications

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-42

  Wang, T L ^a,c   Cheah, J S ^a   Holmberg, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

diagnosis; epidemiology; histoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029947233     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1996.d01-10.x     Document Type: Article

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