Relationship between splenomegaly and hematologic findings in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 332-336

  Leite, Luiz Arthur Calheiros ^a   Domingues, Ana Lúcia Coutinho ^a   Lopes, Edmundo Pessoa ^a   Ferreira, Rita de Cássia dos Santos ^a   Pimenta Filho, Adenor de Almeida ^a   da Fonseca, Caíque Silveira Martins ^a   dos Santos, Bianka Santana ^a   Lima, Vera Lúcia de Menezes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypersplenism; Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis mansoni; Splenomegaly; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888422167     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20130098     Document Type: Article

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