Leishmania braziliensis presenting as a granulomatous lesion of the nasal septum mucosa

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 973-975

  Lohuis, P J F M ^a   Lipovsky, M M ^a   Hoepelman, A I M ^a   Hordijk, G J ^a   Huizing, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Leishmania braziliensis; Nasal septum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; PENTAMIDINE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE SEPTUM;

EID: 0030840357     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100139106     Document Type: Article

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