Fatal mural endocarditis and cutaneous botryomycosis after heart transplantation

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 602-605

  Defraigne, J O ^a   Demoulin, J C ^a   Pierard G E ^a,b   Detry, O ^a   Limet, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Botryomycosis; Endocarditis; Heart transplantation; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NODULE;

ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030859770     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199712000-00009     Document Type: Article

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