Isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Tiseo, Domenico ^a   Tosone, Grazia ^a   Conte, Maria Carmela Domenica ^a   Scordino, Fabrizio ^a   Mansueto, Gelsomina ^a   Mesolella, Massimo ^a   Parrella, Giovanni ^a   Pennone, Raffaella ^a   Orlando, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Larynx; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LARYNGEAL BIOPSY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX DISORDER; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LARYNX; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59349084957     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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