Scedosporium apiospermum sinusitis after bone marrow transplantation: Report of a case

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-323

  Machado, Clarisse M ^b   Martins, Marilena A ^b   Heins Vaccari, Elizabeth Maria ^b   Lacaz, Carlos Da Silva ^b   Macedo, Maria Cristina A ^b   Castelli, Jussara B ^a   Medeiros, Rosaura S ^b   Silva, Roberto L ^b   Dulley, Frederico L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Scedosporium apiospermum; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; BUSULFAN; CEFTAZIDIME; CYCLOSPORIN; HLA ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE; MELPHALAN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; FUNGUS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0032411972     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651998000500010     Document Type: Article

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