Sinocranial aspergillosis: A form of central nervous system aspergillosis in South India

Mycoses

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 141-145

  Murthy, J M K ^a   Sundaram, G ^a   Prasad, V S S V ^a   Purohit, A K ^a   Rammurti, S ^a   Laxmi, V ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Granuloma; India; Sinocranial infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; EXCISION; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PARANASAL SINUS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FLUCYTOSINE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0034951674     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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