Invasive cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-230

  Jantunen, E ^a   Kolho, E ^b   Ruutu, P ^b   Koukila Kahkola P ^b   Virolainen, M ^b   Juvonen, E ^b   Volin, L ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absidia; BMT; Cutaneous infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANEMIA, REFRACTORY; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 0029737985     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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