Mucormycosis of the tongue in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A possible relation with use of a tongue depressor [2]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 618-620

  Paydas, Semra ^a   Yavuz, Sinan ^a   Disel, Umut ^a   Yildirim, Mustafa ^a   Besen, Ayberk ^a   Sahin, Berksoy ^a   Gumurdulu, Derya ^a   Yuce, Ersin ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFEPIME; CORTICOSTEROID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 0037716788     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00092-5     Document Type: Letter

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