Primary cutaneous fungal infections in solid organ transplantation: A case series

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 678-683

  Miele, Peter S ^a   Levy, Charles S ^a   Smith, Margo A ^a   Dugan, Elizabeth M ^a   Cooke, Richard H ^a   Light, Jimmy A ^a   Lucey, Daniel R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Fungus; Infection; Mold; Transplant

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM;

ADULT; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036705462     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20716.x     Document Type: Article

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