Primary mucormycosis due to Absidia corymbifera in the absence of risk factors

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 230-232

  Piens, M A ^a   Dannaoui, E ^b   Sauzet, C ^b   Chouvet, B ^c   Monier, M F ^a   Picot, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Service de Dermatologie   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Absidia corymbifera; Cutaneous; Immunocompetence; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ITRACONAZOLE; PLASMIN;

ABSIDIA; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUCORMYCOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0033375260     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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