Cryptococcosis in Hodgkin's disease: Description of two cases and review of the literature

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 283-286

  Korfel, A ^a   Menssen, H D ^a   Schwartz, S ^a   Thiel, E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Hodgkin's disease; Liposomal amphotericin B

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031828687     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050403     Document Type: Article

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