Cutaneous alternariosis in transplant recipients: Clinicopathologic review of 9 cases

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-659

  Gilaberte, Montserrat ^a   Bartralot, Ramón ^b   Torres, Josep M ^c   Reus, Ferran Sánchez ^d   Rodríguez, Virginia ^b   Alomar, Agustín ^d   Pujol, Ramón M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNARIA; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GIANT CELL; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT REJECTION; GRANULOMA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PAPULE; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; SPAIN;

EID: 17844382954     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.10.875     Document Type: Review

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