Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Curvularia lunata and a review of Curvularia infections in pediatrics

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 727-731

  Fernandez, Marisol ^a   Noyola, Daniel E ^a   Rossmann, Susan N ^a   Edwards, Morven S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvularia; Fungemia; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; MICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURVULARIA LUNATA; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ASCOMYCOTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 0032782328     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199908000-00016     Document Type: Article

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