Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis in an AIDS patient receiving maintenance therapy with fluconazole for previous cryptococcal meningitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1337-1338

  Goldani, Luciano Z ^a   Aquino, Valério R ^a   Dargél, Aroldo A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; INDINAVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033018702     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517794     Document Type: Article

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