Cutaneous mucormycosis during induction chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia [1]

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 199-200

  Takabayashi, Maki ^a   Sakai, Rika ^a   Sakamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Kakinuma, Miwa ^a   Iemoto, Yoichi ^a   Kanamori, Heiwa ^b   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a Fujisawa City Hospital   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia; Cutaneous mucormycosis; Immunocompromised host

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; DEFEROXAMINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HLA DR ANTIGEN; PIRARUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG ERUPTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LETTER; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; BIOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MUCORMYCOSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0842301516     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000139675     Document Type: Letter

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