Cutaneous Paecilomyces lilacunis infection in a hospitalized patient taking corticosteroids

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 438-441

  Marchese, Sandra M ^a   Smoller, Bruce R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Slot 517 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; NYSTATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDICATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; MALE; RASH; RISK FACTOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ARM; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PAECILOMYCES;

EID: 0031801894     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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