Cysticercosis in a female Nicaraguan traveler

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 349-351

  Croft, Ashley M ^a   Flores, Adán A ^b   López, Hugo Z ^c  

^a Medical Branch   (United Kingdom)

^b Clínica San José   (Nicaragua)

^c Laboratorio Clínico Metropolitano   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LARVA; NEUROSIS; NICARAGUA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEBACEOUS CYST; TAENIA SOLIUM; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NICARAGUA; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648828464     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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