A case of visceral leishmaniasis in Austria

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 342-345

  Stoiser, Brigitte ^a   Thalhammer, Florian ^a   Chott, Andreas ^b   Breyer, Stefan ^a   Burgmann, Heinz ^a   Graninger, Wolfgang ^a,c  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Diagnosis; Treatment; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; TUBERCULOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032496102     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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