High serum ferritin concentration in an AIDS patient with miliary tuberculosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1263-1264

  Arranz Caso, J A ^a   Garcia Tena, J ^b   Martin Llorens M ^b   Moreno, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; ETHAMBUTOL; FERRITIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030774203     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516972     Document Type: Article

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