Chronic disseminated histoplasmosis in an apparently immuno-competent Belgian patient

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-105

  Mahvi, A ^a   Nachega, J ^a   Piron, A ^a   Blomme, C ^a   Deneys, V ^a   Provoost, N ^b   Boland, B ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Saint Luc Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Cell immunity; Chronic disseminated Histoplasmosis; Europe; Itraconazole

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME;

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIP BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 2642546607     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2004.015     Document Type: Article

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