Invasive aspergillosis in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. A clinico-pathologic case [6]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 736-

  Canova, E G ^a   Rosa, D C ^a   Vallada, M G ^a   Silva, Clovis A A ^a  

^a Pediatric Rheumatology Unit   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART FAILURE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0036708968     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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