Disseminated strongyloidiasis caused by heart donor-to-host transmission presenting with purpura: Viewpoints in dermatology • Correspondence

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Van Hattem, S ^a   Schuttelaar, M L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTRAVASATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LARVA; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; PURPURA; RECIPIENT; SKIN BIOPSY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ADULT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 77951243684     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03740.x     Document Type: Letter

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