Lymphoscintigraphic evidence of lymph vessel dilation in the limbs of children with brugia malayi infection

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Shenoy, R K ^a   Suma, T K ^a   Kumaraswami, V ^b   Dhananjayan, G ^c   Rahmah, N ^d   Abhilash, G ^a   Ramesh, C ^a  

^a TD Medical College Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c Lourdes Hospital Campus   (India)

^d INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi infection; Lymph vessel dilation; Lymphatic filariasis in children; Lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; LIMB; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; MALE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING;

EID: 55849146279     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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