Isolated cardiac cysticercosis in an adolescent

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-371

  Eberly, Matthew D ^a   Soh, Eugene K ^b   Bannister, Sean P ^b   Tavaf Motamen, Houman ^b   Scott, John S ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cysticercosis; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FELODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METOPROLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART CYSTICERCOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 41649083805     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318163d316     Document Type: Article

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