Pseudallescheria boydii arthritis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report;Osteoarthrite a Pseudallescheria boydii chez un patient porteur de leucemie aigue lymphoblastique: A propos d'un cas

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 434-438

  Le Gouill, S ^a   Morineau, N ^a   Miegeville M ^a   Milpied, N ^a   Harousseau, J L ^a   Moreau, P ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Hip arthritis; Itraconazole; Neutropenia; Pseudallescheria boydii

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COXITIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FATALITY; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ASCOMYCOTA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032718814     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(99)83097-5     Document Type: Article

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