Clinicopathological and mycological spectrum of allergic fungal sinusitis in South India

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 364-367

  Rupa, V ^a   Jacob, M ^a   Mathews, M S ^a   Job, A ^a   Kurien, M ^a   Chandi, S M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Allergy; Aspergillus; Curvularia; Drechslera; India; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRECHSLERA; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SECRETION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SOFT TISSUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MYCOSES; NASAL POLYPS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ASPERGILLUS; CURVULARIA; DRECHSLERA; FUNGI;

EID: 0036434438     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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