Opportunistic osteomyelitis in the jaws of children on immunosuppressive chemotherapy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-94

  Hovi, Liisa ^a   Saarinen, Ulla M ^a   Donner, Ulla ^a   Lindqvist, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Fungal infection; Immunocompromised children; Opportunistic infection; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHLORHEXIDINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; NYSTATIN; PENICILLIN G; TIOGUANINE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; JAW DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; JAW; MALE; MYCOSES; NEOPLASMS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; OSTEOMYELITIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030051090     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199602000-00018     Document Type: Article

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