A rare presentation of visceral leishmaniasis without fever or splenomegaly in an elderly person

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 158-160

  Mohan, Anant ^a   Vishnuvardhan Reddy, E ^a   Samantaray, J C ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Splenomegaly; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPLENOMEGALY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 33847252882     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.07.028     Document Type: Article

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