Histoplasmosis in children

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 172-177

  Fischer, Gilberto Bueno ^a,d   Mocelin, Helena ^d   Severo, Cecília Bittencourt ^b,c   Oliveira, Flávio de Mattos ^b,c   Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski ^c   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^b,d,e  

^a Paediatrics Universidade Federal Ciencias Saúde Porto Alegre Pediatric pulmonologist   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Federal   (Brazil)

^d Department Universidade Federal ^*  (Brazil)

^e Researcher 1B Conselho Nacional Pesquisa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histoplamosis; Mycosis; Pulmonary Histoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL;

EID: 76549125775     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.08.002     Document Type: Review

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