A case of oesophageal leishmaniasis indicating visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with AIDS

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 752-755

  Sollima, S ^a   Pizzuto, M ^a   Bonetto, S ^b   Ravasio, L ^a   Tosoni, A ^b   Vago, L ^b   Corbellino, M ^a   Antinori, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CD4 ANTIGEN; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0032751647     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050394     Document Type: Article

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