Disseminated mycosis due to Scedosporium prolificans in an AIDS patient with Burkitt lymphoma

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 461-465

  Nenoff, P ^a,c   Gutz U ^a   Tintelnot, Kathrin ^b   Bosse Henck, A ^a   Mierzwa, M ^a   Hofmann, J ^a   Horn, L C ^a   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIDS; Burkitt lymphoma; Disseminated infection; Granulocytopenia; HIV; Scedosporium prolificans

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARMUSTINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MELPHALAN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESISTANCE; DYSPNEA; FUNGUS; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; THORAX PAIN;

FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

EID: 0030425413     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00098.x     Document Type: Article

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