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Visceral Leishmaniasis Presenting as Subcutaneous Nodules in a HIV-Positive Patient

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  1. Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    K. Göbels, T. Feldt, M. Oette, J. Richter & D. Häussinger

  2. Institut für Tropenmedizin, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Spandauer Damm 130, 14050, Berlin, Germany

    G. Harms

  3. Institut für Tropenmedizin, Eberhard Karls Universität, Wilhelmstrasse 27, 72074, Tübingen, Germany

    M. P. Grobusch

  4. Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    M. Sarbia

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Göbels, K., Feldt, T., Oette, M. et al. Visceral Leishmaniasis Presenting as Subcutaneous Nodules in a HIV-Positive Patient. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 329–331 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0923-5

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