Disseminated mucormycosis presenting with lower extremity weakness

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1751-1753

  Von Pohle, W R ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal; Mucormycosis; Paralysis; Pneumonia; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INFECTION;

EID: 0029784164     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09081751     Document Type: Article

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