A cute invasive rhinocerebral zygomycosis in an otherwise healthy patient: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 163-166

  Radner, Allen B ^a   Witt, Mallory D ^a   Edwards, John E ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ITRACONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ENUCLEATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA RESECTION; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOTE; ORAL SURGERY; PALATE DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TISSUE NECROSIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE REPORT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES;

EID: 0028891031     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/20.1.163     Document Type: Article

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