A case of complete heart block in a patient with HIV and leptospirosis

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 562-563

  Kumar, Ashutosh ^a   Majumdar, Biswakes ^b   Goru, Bhawani ^c   Tewari, Rohit ^d   Kumar, Dilip ^b   Pandey, Anil ^a  

^a GSL Medical College   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Escort Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac disease; Complete heart block; HIV; Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS;

EID: 77953750687     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: 00229032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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