Mycobacterium marinum wrist arthritis: Local and systematic dissemination caused by concomitant immunosuppressive therapy

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-87

  Ekerot, Lars ^a   Jacobsson, Lennart ^a   Forsgren, Arne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT SURGERY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM MARINUM; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0031839111     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750002367     Document Type: Article

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