Pulmonary and myocardial manifestations due to Toxocara canis infection

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 601-602

  Haralambidou, S ^a   Vlachaki, E ^a   Ioannidou, E ^a   Milioni, V ^a   Haralambidis, S ^a   Klonizakis, I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Toxocariasis; Troponine elevation

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYUREA; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 28444476989     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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