Acute disseminated histoplasmosis complicated with hypercalcaemia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 88-90

  Liu, J W ^a   Huang, T C ^a   Lu, Y C ^a   Liu, H T ^a   Li, C C ^a   Wu, J J ^b   Lin, J W ^a   Chen, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 0032819272     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90108-1     Document Type: Article

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