Association of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and visceral leishmaniasis;Association leucémie aiguë lymphoblastique et leishmaniose viscérale

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 729-731

  Nafil, Hatim ^a   Tazi, Illias ^a   Mahmal, Lahoucine ^a  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Chemotherapy; Prognosis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANTIMONY; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MEGLUMINE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255196662     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: 19506112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/abc.2011.0643     Document Type: Article

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