Fatal invasive gastric mucormycosis occurring with emphysematous gastritis: Case report and literature review

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 252-256

  Cherney, Clare L ^a   Chutuape, Arthur ^b   Fikrig, Margaret K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; EMPHYSEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; STOMACH;

EID: 0032947740     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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