Mandibular osteomyelitis caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus in a child with acute myelogenous leukemia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 787-789

  Cheung, Ming Yu ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a   Chen, Shu Huey ^a   Liu, Hsi Che ^a   Ou, Chi The ^a   Liang, Der Cherng ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; Blastoschizomyces capitatus; Mandible; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MANDIBLE; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS;

CHILD; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0033390101     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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