Acute schistosomiasis, a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-231

  Jaureguiberry S ^a   Paris, L ^a   Caumes, E ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Acute schistosomiasis; Eosinophilia; Invasive schistosomiasis; Katayama fever; Katayama syndrome; Praziquantel; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIN; ARTHEMETER; CORTICOSTEROID; MEFLOQUINE; OXAMNIQUINE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; EGG LAYING; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEADACHE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 76749107131     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03131.x     Document Type: Review

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