Hepatic and small bowel mucormycosis after chemotherapy in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-354

  Suh, Il Woo ^a   Park, Chul Sung ^a   Lee, Mi Suk ^a   Lee, Je Hwan ^a   Chang, Mee Soo ^a,b   Woo, Jun Hee ^a   Lee, In Chul ^a,b   Ryu, Ji So ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intestine Small; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute; Liver; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034202932     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.3.351     Document Type: Article

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