Cerebral candidiasis in a child 1 year after leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 795-797

  Tweddle, Deborah A ^a,c   Graham, J Clive ^a   Shankland, Gillian S ^b   Kernahan, Jennifer ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Fungal brain abscess; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MONOCYTIC, ACUTE;

EID: 0031760618     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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