Itraconazole or allopurinol in the treatment of chronic American trypanosomiasis: The regression and prevention of electrocardiographic abnormalities during 9 years of follow-up

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-29

  Apt, W ^a   Arribada, A ^b,c   Zulantay, I ^a   Sanchez, G ^a   Vargas, S L ^a   Rodriguez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Hospital Exequiel González Cortés   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VOMITING;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0037282931     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349803125002751     Document Type: Article

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