The pattern of mucocutaneous infections and infestations in renal transplant recipients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 590-595

  Sandhu, Kamaldeep ^a   Gupta, Somesh ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a   Dhandha, Raman ^a   Udigiri, Naval Kishore ^a   Minz, Mukut ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous infections; Infestations; Renal transplant patients

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTICERCOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFESTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCABIES; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INFECTION; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0041317595     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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