Invasive retroperitoneal infection due to Basidiobolus ranarum with response to potassium iodide - Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-164

  Nazir, Z ^a   Hasan, R ^a   Pervaiz, S ^a   Alam, M ^a   Moazam, F ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUCORMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAKISTAN; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030758715     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747880     Document Type: Article

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