Cerebral Chromoblastomicosis - A Rare Case Report of Cerebral Abscess and Brief Review of Literature - A Case Report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-85

  Vyas, M C R ^a   Joshi, Y R ^a   Bhargava, Nishith ^a   Joshi, K R ^a   Tanwar, R K ^a  

^a DR S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral chromomycosis; Cladosporium trichoides; Mycotic brain abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033993312     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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