Systemic aspergillosis with predominant genitourinary manifestations in an immunocompetent man: What we can learn from a disastrous follow-up

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-92

  Ludwig, M ^a   Schneider, H ^a   Lohmeyer, J ^a   Ermert, L ^a   Sziegoleit, A ^a   Lommel, D ^a   Weidner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATITIS; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINE RETENTION; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PYRIMIDINES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 17844399239     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4070-z     Document Type: Review

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