Visceral leshmaniasis diagnosed on duodenal biopsy in a child

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 258-259

  Boukthir, Samir ^a   Mejri, A ^a   M'rad, S ^a   Barsaoui, S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Child; Duodenal biopsy; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MALE; PALLOR; PANCYTOPENIA; SPLENOMEGALY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DUODENUM; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142086731     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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