Amebic osteomyelitis in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-95

  Selby, Dena M ^a   Chandra, Roma S ^a   Rakusan, Tamara A ^a   Loechelt, Brett ^b   Markle, Bruce M ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Ameba; Bone diseases; Child

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PENTAMIDINE; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0031967992     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710498174254     Document Type: Article

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