Cerebrospinal fluid involvement in a case of visceral leishmaniasis associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Fathalla, Mahmoud ^a   Hashim, Javad ^a   Alkindy, Hussein ^a   Wali, Yasser ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Case Report; Cerebrospinal fluid; Hemophagocytic; Leishmaniasis; Lymphohistiocytosis; Oman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970925895     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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