Surgical and medical management of rare echinococcosis of the extremities: Pre- and post-operative long-term chemotherapy

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 954-957

  Infanger, Manfred ^a   Kossmehl, Peter ^a   Grimm, Daniela ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE;

EID: 30544435002     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500263326     Document Type: Article

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