Liver biopsy in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 1 PART2, 2006, Pages 299-302

  Artan, Reha ^a   Yilmaz, Aygen ^a   Akçam, Mustafa ^a   Aksoy, Nazif Hikmet ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Child; Diagnosis; Leishmaniasis; Liver

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; KUPFFER CELL; LEISHMANIA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NECROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICS; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 33645284998     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04172.x     Document Type: Article

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