Mucor mycosis infection presenting as a non-healing ulcer in an immunocompromised patient

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-159

  Lenane, Patsy ^a,b   Keane, C O ^a   Loughlin, S O ^a  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; ULCER;

HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345269114     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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