Myeloperoxidase deficiency manifesting as pustular candidal dermatitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 258-260

  Nguyen, Cecile ^a   Katner, Harold P ^a,b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE;

EID: 0031056469     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.2.258     Document Type: Article

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