Rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and neutropenia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-112

  Hejny, Charles ^a   Kerrison, John B ^a   Newman, Nancy J ^a,b   Stone, Cameron M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ETHMOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NOSE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; ORBITAL DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034955285     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00933-8     Document Type: Article

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