Early neuroschistosomiasis complicating Katayama syndrome [6]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1465-1466

  Clerinx, Jan ^a   Van Gompel, Alfons ^a   Lynen, Lut ^a   Ceulemans, Berten ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; CORTICOSTEROID; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KATAYAMA SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33749038020     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.060113     Document Type: Letter

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