Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phoma cava. Report of a case and review of the literature

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Zaitz, Clarisse ^a   Heins vaccari, Elisabeth Maria ^b   Freitas, Roseli Santos De ^b   Arriagada, Giovana Letícia Hernández ^c   Ruiz, Ligia ^a   Totoli, Silvia A S ^a   Marques, Ana Cristina ^a   Rezze, Gisele G ^a   Müller, Helena ^a   Valente, Neuza Sakai ^b   Lacaz, Carlos Da Silva ^b,d  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Fundap   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

phaeohyphomycosis; Phoma cava; subcutaneous mycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CORTICOSTEROID; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 15144343515     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651997000100009     Document Type: Article

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