Cutaneous manifestation of Chagas' disease after heart transplantation: Successful treatment with allopurinol

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 626-630

  Tomimori Yamashita, J ^a   Deps, P D ^a   Almeida, D R ^a   Enokihara, M M S S ^a   De Seixas, M T ^a   Freymuller E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADULT; ALLOPURINOL; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

EID: 0030778710     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03800.x     Document Type: Article

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