Aspergillus fumigatus Septic Arthritis Complicating Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection [5]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 578-579

  Sohail, Muhammad R ^a   Smilack, Jerry D ^b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER INJURY;

EID: 1642546435     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.4.578     Document Type: Letter

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