Leishmania infection occuring in herpes zoster lesions in an HIV-positive patient

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 164-166

  Barrio, J ^a,b   Lecona, M ^a   Cosin, J ^a   Olalquiaga, F J ^a   Hernanz, J M ^a   Soto, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALLOPURINOL; FOSCARNET; ITRACONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISHMANIASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 0030070071     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07860.x     Document Type: Article

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