Rhinocerebral mucormycosis following donor leukocyte infusion: Successful treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgical debridement

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 817-818

  Penalver F J ^a,b   Romero, R ^a   Fores R ^a   Cabrera, R ^a   Diez Martin J L ^a   Regidor, C ^a   Fernandez M N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b C/Ofelia Nieto 673 Izq   (Spain)

Author keywords

Donor leukocyte infusion; Liposomal amphotericin B; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031792998     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701432     Document Type: Article

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