Toxoplasmic myocarditis and polymyositis in patients with acute acquired toxoplasmosis diagnosed during life

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 676-683

  Montoya, Jose G ^b   Jordan, Richard ^b   Lingamneni, Santhi ^b   Berry, Gerald J ^b   Remington, Jack S ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0030984336     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clind/24.4.676     Document Type: Article

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