Candida splenic abscess in the absence of obvious immunodeficiency

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 509-512

  Kapur, Ashok ^a,b   Vasudeva, Rajeev ^a   Howden, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SPLEEN ABSCESS;

ABSCESS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 0031035497     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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