Primary aspergillosis affecting the tongue of a leukemic patient

Oral Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-53

  Correa, M E P ^a   Soares, A B ^a   De Souza, C A ^a   Cintra, M L ^a   Jorge, J ^a   Almeida, O P ^a   Vargas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Leukemia; Oral; Primary aspergillosis; Tongue

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; METHENAMINE; MITOXANTRONE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETHALITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUTH INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TONGUE DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; TONGUE DISEASES;

EID: 0037281031     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2003.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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