Hepatic amebiasis: An unusual clinical presentation;Amibiase hepatique: Une presentation clinique inhabituelle

Presse Medicale

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 1216-1217

  Sembach, N ^a   Levy, A ^a   Cadoche, G ^a   Masmoudi, R ^a   Davido, A ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FRANCE; NEW CALEDONIA; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; METRONIDAZOLE; NEW CALEDONIA; PARIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032482607     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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