Visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed by colonoscopy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 691-692

  Sebastian J J ^a   Garcia S ^a   Soria, M T ^a   Pac, J ^a   Vicente, J ^a   Uribarrena, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Colonoscopy; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ILEOCECAL VALVE; INTESTINE ULCER; LEISHMANIASIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 0031461593     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199712000-00029     Document Type: Article

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