Evidence based criteria for the histopathological diagnosis of toxoplasmic lymphadenopathy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1143-1146

  Eapen, M ^a   Mathew, C F ^a   Aravindan, K P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 27644595657     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.026492     Document Type: Article

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