Clinical observations of unresponsive mucosal leishmaniasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-545

  Marsden, Philip D ^c   Lessa, Hélio A ^a   Oliveira, Maria R F ^b   Sierra Romero, Gustavo A ^b   Marotti, Jaqueline G ^a   Sampaio, Raimunda N R ^b   Barral, Aldina ^a   Carvalho, Edgar M ^a   Cuba, César C ^b   Magalhães, Albino V ^b   Macêdo, Vanize O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIMONY; GAMMA INTERFERON; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; NIFURTIMOX; PAROMOMYCIN; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PREDNISONE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; STIBOPHEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031785148     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.543     Document Type: Article

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