Acute Schistosomiasis: Report on Five Singular Cases

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 631-635

  Lambertucci, J R ^a   Rayes, A A M ^a   Barata, C H ^a   Teixeira, R ^a   Gerspacher Lara, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Liver abscess; Pneumonia; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LUNG DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031219248     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000500013     Document Type: Article

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