Cutaneous amebiasis in pediatrics

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1369-1372

  Magaña, Mario L ^a,c   Fernández Díez, Jorge ^b   Magaña, Mario ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c Centre for Dermatology and Dermatopathology   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROEMETINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANAL COMPLAINT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN AMEBIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 54349087774     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.10.1369     Document Type: Article

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