title: Rectal biopsy as a diagnostic procedure of chronic visceral leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Idoate
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Civeira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*