A case of Chagas' disease

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 906-907

  Niola, P ^a   Battaglia, E ^a   Casabianca, A ^a   Verna, C ^a   Biglino, A ^a   Grassini, M ^a  

^a Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BOTULINUM TOXIN; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; BLOOD DONOR; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; THORAX PAIN; TRAVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADULT; ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 52749083937     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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