A pediatric case of lupoid leishmaniasis diagnosed by PCR;Un caso di leishmaniosi lupoide in età pediatrica diagnosticata mediante PCR

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Paradisi, M ^b   Grosso, M G ^c   Angelo, C ^c   Gradoni, L ^c   Ludovisi, A ^c   N'Doni, F ^c   Puddu, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antiprotozoal agents; Child; Diagnosis; Leishmaniasis cutaneous; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMONY; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIMONY; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS; MALE; MEGLUMINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0040158579     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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