Case report. Maxillary sinus infection due to Emericella nidulans

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 402-405

  Horre R ^a   Schumacher, G ^a   Marklein, G ^a   Kromer B ^b   Wardelmann, E ^c   Gilges, S ^d   De Hoog, G S ^e   Wahl, G ^b   Schaal, K P ^a  

^a Medical Microbiology/Immunol Inst   (Germany)

^b Department of Oral Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^c Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus nidulans; Emericella nidulans; Maxillary sinus infection; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SEROLOGY; SINUSITIS; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0036433074     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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