Cerebral mucormycosis associated with intravenous drug use: Three case reports and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1133-1137

  Hopkins, Robert J ^a,b,c   Rothman, Michael ^a,b   Fiore, Anthony ^a,b   Goldblum, Simeon E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM; GENTAMICIN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BASAL GANGLIA; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CASE REPORT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; RHIZOPUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0028033052     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/19.6.1133     Document Type: Article

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