Xylohypha bantiana multiple brain abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-120

  AlHabib, Khalid F ^a   Bryce, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Fungal infection; Immunosuppression; Xylohypha bantiana

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FACE PAIN; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XYLOHYPHA BANTIANA;

EID: 0037980298     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/643425     Document Type: Article

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