Visceral leprosy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 641-658

  Klioze, Andria M ^a,b   Ramos Caro, Francisco A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Div Dermatol and Cutaneous Surg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RIFAMPICIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEPROSY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEPROSY; LIVER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VISCERA;

EID: 0033798145     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00860.x     Document Type: Review

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