Disseminated histoplasmosis in an adopted infant from El Salvador

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 474-476

  Troillet, N ^a   Llor, J ^b   Kuchler, H ^b   Deleze G ^b   Praz, G ^a  

^a Central Institute   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital de Sion   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Histoplasmosis; Infant; Itraconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRANULOMA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOPTION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; EL SALVADOR; FUNGEMIA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0029929770     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01955184     Document Type: Article

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