Cutaneous infection due to Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunosuppressed patient

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-49

  Chaveiro, M A ^a   Vieira, R ^a   Cardoso, J ^a   Afonso, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cutaneous infection; Immunosuppression; Scedosporium apiospermum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MEPREDNISONE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; LONG TERM CARE; MYCETOMA; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037256821     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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