Disseminated histoplasmosis in an infant with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-301

  Wang, H ^a   Abrahams, C ^a   Hart, J ^a   Johnson, D ^a   Wollmann, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MENINX; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PANCYTOPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RHINORRHEA; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032415189     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)92293-9     Document Type: Article

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