Mucormycosis: A deadly disease with a new treatment

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 275-278

  Callan, P P ^a   Jackson, I T ^a,b   Drelichman, V S ^a   Davis, D M ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Fisher Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; Free tissue transfer; Mucormycosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029794376     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00171887     Document Type: Article

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