Cavernous sinus thrombosis caused by zygomycosis after unrelated bone marrow transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 231-234

  De Medeiros, Carlos R ^a   Bleggi Torres, Luiz F ^a   Faoro, Leonardo N ^a   Reis Filho, Jorge S ^a   Silva, Lidice C ^a   De Medeiros, Bruno C ^a   Loddo, Giovanni ^a   Pasquini, Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Invasive fungal infections; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POSACONAZOLE; PRADIMICIN A; VORICONAZOLE;

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINUSITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; ZYGOMYCETES;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 0035684222     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.2001.30407.x     Document Type: Article

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