Isolated hepatic mucormycosis in an immunocompetent child

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 606-607

  Al Asiri, Rizgullah H ^a   Van Dijken, Pieter J ^a   Mahmood, Madeha A ^a   Al Shahed, Muna S ^a   Rossi, Marco L M ^a   Osoba, Abimbola O ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIVER DISEASES; MUCORMYCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029914852     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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