Acalculous cholecystitis in a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection: A case report and literature review

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 178-180

  Yombi, Jean C ^a   Meuris, Christelle M ^a   Van Gompel, Alfons M ^b   Ben Younes, Myriam ^a   Vandercam, Bernard C ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; QUININE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; BLOOD SMEAR; CAMEROON; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALARIA; NAUSEA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRAVEL;

EID: 33646672437     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00023.x     Document Type: Review

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