Cutaneous ulcer in a man returning from Central America

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 590-591

  Haider, Shariq ^a   Boutross Tadross, Odette ^a   Radhi, Jasim ^a   Momar, Ndao ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; PAROMOMYCIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0037418347     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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