Cutaneous disseminated mycosis in a patient with aids due to a new dimorphic fungus

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 57-63

  Gori, S ^a   Drouhet, E ^b,c   Gueho, E ^b   Huerre, M ^c   Lofaro, A ^a   Parenti, M ^d   Dupont, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Unité de Mycologie

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d AOP   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Blastomyces; Dimorphic pathogen fungus; Disseminated cutaneous mycosis; Emmonsia; Histoplasma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VOMITING; YEAST;

EID: 0031820070     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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