Systemic cryptococcosis with solitary cutaneous lesion in an immunocompetent patient

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 773-775

  Sampaio, Raimunda N ^a,b   Medeiros, Beatriz ^a   Milfort, Marina ^a   Alves, Gilvan F ^a   Reis, Carmélia M ^a   Campbell, Iphis T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b EMDIE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GLUCOSE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PROTEIN; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PIGEON; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NODULE; THORACOTOMY; X RAY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SKIN;

EID: 0032725135     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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