Fatal rhinoorbital mucormycosis caused by saksenaea vasiformis in an immlunocompromised child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 714-716

  Gonis, Gena ^a   Starr, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Rhinoorbital mucormycosis; Saksenaea vasiformis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; IMIPENEM;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYELID EDEMA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCELIUM; NEUTROPENIA; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 0030748626     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199707000-00017     Document Type: Article

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