Entomophthoramycosis by conidiobolus coronatus. Report of a case successfully treated with the combination of itraconazole and fluconazole

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-236

  Do Valle, Antonio Carlos Francesconi ^a,c   Wanke, Bodo ^a   Lazéra, Márcia Dos Santos ^a   Monteiro, Paulo Cezar Fialho ^a   Viegas, Maria De Lourdes ^b  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DA LAGOA   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade Machado de Assis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Combination triazole treatment; Entomophthoramycosis; Rhinoentomophthoramycosis; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS CORONATUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENTOMOPHTHORAMYCOSIS; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARKET; MYCOSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034846244     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652001000400012     Document Type: Article

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