Disseminated blastomycosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report and ultrastructural study

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 429-435

  Guccion, John G ^a,b   Rohatgi, Prashant Kumar ^a,b   Saini, Nirmal B ^a,b   French, Audrey ^a   Tavaloki, Shahriyar ^a,b   Barr, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Blastomycosis; Disseminated; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029775191     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129609016345     Document Type: Article

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