Fatal diffuse invasive gastrointestinal candidiasis masking as ileus after bone marrow transplantation

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-168

  DiBaise, John K ^a   Quigley, Eamonn M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Candidiasis; Chemotherapy; Endoscopy; Ileus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; METRONIDAZOLE; TAMOXIFEN; THIOTEPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ILEUS; MASTECTOMY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANDIDIASIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030998952     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199704000-00009     Document Type: Article

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