Systemic Penicillium marneffei infection in a child with common variable immunodeficiency

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 780-783

  Lin, Wen Chuan ^a   Dai, Yang Shia ^a   Tsai, Ming Jer ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Common variable immunodeficiency; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0032420913     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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