Anasarca caused by Cryptococcus neoformans after heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 478-483

  Molino, Daniela ^a   De Santo, Luca Salvatore ^a   Delfino, Mario ^b   Insabato, Luigi ^b   Ferraraccio, Franca ^a   Cirillo, Massimo ^a   De Santo, Natale Gaspare ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; ANASARCA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DUODENUM MUCOSA; EDEMA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0037382520     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(02)01232-9     Document Type: Article

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