Nocardiosis in patients of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura on steroids

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 52, Issue JUL, 2004, Pages 591-593

  Wakhlu, A ^a   Agarwal, V ^a   Dabadghao, S ^a   Prasad, K N ^a   Nityanand, Soniya ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; BUTTOCKS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; PREDNISOLONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 13744252973     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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