Diagnostic dilemma of primary mucosal leishmaniasis

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1234-1238

  Al Qahtani, Mubarak S ^a   Malik, Nadeem W ^a   Jamil, Salim ^a   Mekki, Taj E ^a  

^a Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MUCOSAL DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OTOSCOPY; PRIMARY MUCOSAL LEISHMANIASIS; SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84871878586     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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