Presumably entomophthoramycosis in an HIV-infected patient: The first in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1635-1640

  Boonsarngsuk, Viboon ^a   Suankratay, Chusana ^a   Wilde, Henry ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Conidiobolus; Entomophthorales; Entomophthoramycosis; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NOSE DISEASES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 0035523057     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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