Bancroftian filariasis in children and adolescents: Clinical-pathological observations in 22 cases from an endemic area

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 759-769

  Figueredo Silva, J ^a,b   Dreyer, G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 28144441585     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485905X65170     Document Type: Article

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