Fatal Pseudallescheria boydii panencephalitis in a child after near-drowning

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-370

  Wilichowski, Ekkehakd ^a   Christen, Hans Jürgen ^a   Schiffmann, Holger ^a   Schulz Schaeffer, Walter ^a   Behrens Baumann, Wolfgang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fungal brain abscess; Fungal panencephalitis; Mycotic chorioretinitis; Near drowning; Pseudallescheria boydii

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; KETOCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; SAPERCONAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEAR DROWNING; PANENCEPHALITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETINA DISEASE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PSEUDALLESCHERIA;

EID: 0029922264     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199604000-00016     Document Type: Article

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