Visceral leishmaniasis presenting as subcutaneous nodules in a HIV-positive patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 329-331

  Gobels K ^a   Feldt, T ^a   Oette, M ^a   Richter, J ^a   Harms, G ^b   Grobusch, M P ^c   Sarbia, M ^a   Haussinger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; TRIMETHOPRIM; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0038548532     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0923-5     Document Type: Article

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