Primary cutaneous mucormycosis in infants and neonates: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1607-1611

  Oh, Daniel ^a   Notrica, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Infant; Mucormycosis; Neonate; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; INSULIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SURFACTANT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; IRON RESTRICTION; LUNG DYSPLASIA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SKIN CARE; SKIN INJURY; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036829573     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.36193     Document Type: Article

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