Acute pulmonary schistosomiasis in travelers: Case report and review of the literature

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 209-219

  Pavlin, Boris I ^a   Kozarsky, Phyllis ^a,b   Cetron, Marty S ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilharzia; Katayama syndrome; Madagascar; Respiratory; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACUTE PULMONARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG DISEASE; MADAGASCAR; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

EID: 84870404977     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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