Anal ulcer and chronic diarrhoea as manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 436-437

  Pérez Molina, José A ^a   Fortún, Jesús ^b   López Vélez, Rogelio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anal ulcer; Diarrhoea; Human immunodeficiency virus; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; ULCER; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0030762841     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90272-8     Document Type: Article

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