Cutaneous Acanthamoeba in a patient with AIDS: A case study with a review of new therapy

Cutis

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 377-380

  Levine, Stuart ^a,b   Goldstein, Amy E ^a   Dahdouh, Michelle ^a,b   Blank, Phil ^b   Hoffman, Cindy ^a,c   Gropper, Charles A ^d,e  

^a ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c Dermatology Residency Program   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; SINUSITIS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; SINUSITIS; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 0035344976     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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