Gastrointestinal zygomycosis: Two case reports [2]

Histopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 298-300

  Azadeh, B ^a   McCarthy, D O'B ^b   Dalton, A ^b   Campbell, F ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INFECTION; LETTER; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MUCORALES;

EID: 1642483444     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2004.01761.x     Document Type: Letter

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