Microbiologic and histologic diagnosis of histoplasmosis in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 374-378

  Kao, Tze Wah ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Lin, Tze Yi ^a   Chen, Mao Yuan ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a   Chuang, Chi Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Disseminated histoplasmosis; Histoplasma capsulatum; Laryngeal histoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEVER; HELPER CELL; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PANCYTOPENIA; RASH; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030956364     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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