Isospora cholangiopathy: case study with histologic characterization and molecular confirmation

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1342-1346

  Walther, Zenta ^a   Topazian, Mark D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholangiopathy; Electron microscopy; Isospora; Parasite; PCR

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOSPORA BELLI; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BIOPSY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; HUMANS; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 68349141697     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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