Invasive aspergillosis with polyarthritis

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 518-520

  Mekan, Sabeen F ^a,b   Saeed, O ^a   Khan, J A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Invasive infection; Polyarthritis

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; FEVER; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 12344272504     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01031.x     Document Type: Review

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