Katayama fever in Spanish tourists: Analysis of 25 cases;Fiebre de Katayama en turistas espanñoles: Análisis de 25 casos

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 220-222

  Bou, Assumpta ^a   Gascón, Joaquim ^a   Valls, Ma Eugenia ^a   Corachán, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute schistosomiasis; Eosinophilia; Immune reaction; White waters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPAIN; SWIMMING; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPAIN; SWIMMING; TRAVEL;

EID: 0035901178     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(01)71776-9     Document Type: Article

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