Mucosal leishmaniasis and abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of paranasal sinuses

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 515-518

  Camargo, Raphael A ^a   Tuon, Felipe F ^a,b   Sumi, Daniel V ^a   Gebrim, Eloisa M ^a   Imamura, Rui ^a   Nicodemo, Antonio C ^a   Cerri, Giovanni G ^a   Amato, Valdir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO EVANGÉLICO DE CURITIBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HENETIX; IOBITRIDOL; MEGLUMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MUCOSAL LEISHMANIASIS; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; PARANASAL SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957076221     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081     Document Type: Article

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