A case with two unusual findings: Cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as panniculitis and pericarditis after antimony therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-297

  Eryilmaz, Aydolu ^a   Durdu, Murat ^a   Baba, Mete ^a   Bal, Nebil ^a   Yiĝit, Fatma ^b  

^a Department of Dermatology ^*  (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAGREGAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMONY; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PANNICULITIS; PERICARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN NODULE; SMEAR; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULITIS;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHEST PAIN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PANNICULITIS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 77949911048     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04337.x     Document Type: Article

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