Primary cutaneous North American blastomycosis in an immunosuppressed child

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-130

  Zampogna, Jennifer C ^a   Hoy, Miranda J ^a   Ramos Caro, Francisco A ^a,b,c  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEG ULCER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITRACONAZOLE; LEG ULCER; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037359978     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20206.x     Document Type: Article

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