Histoplasma capsulatum necrotizing myofascitis of the upper extremity

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 330-333

  Wagner, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Prevel, Christopher D ^a   Elluru, Raghu ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Wishard OPE 334 B   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FASCIITIS; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AMPHOTERICIN B; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FOREARM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; NECROSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0029935322     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199603000-00019     Document Type: Article

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