Cryptococcal rib osteomyelitis in a pediatric patient

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 771-773

  Raftopoulos, Ioannis ^a,b   Meller, Janet L ^a   Harris, Vivian ^a   Reyes, Hernan M ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cryptococcosis; Fluconazole; Osteomyelitis; Rib lesion; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB RESECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031948598     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90216-0     Document Type: Article

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