Fatal cholangitis in a patient with biliary ascaridiasis.
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1. Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. 2. Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. 3. Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. 4. Centro Universitário Nilton Lins, Manaus, AM. Adress to: Dr. Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda. Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas. Av. Pedro Teixeira 25, Bairro Dom Pedro, 69040-000 Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. Telefax: 55 92 3656-0620 e-mail: [email protected] Recebido para publicação em 5/12/06 Aceito em 27/4/07 A B
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 40 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007