Acremonium pyomyositis in a pediatric patient with acute leukemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Chang, Yu Hsiang ^a   Huang, Li Min ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Hsiao, Cheng Hsiang ^b   Peng, Shinn Forng ^b   Yang, Rong Sen ^b   Lin, Kai Hsin ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IDARUBICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ACREMONIUM; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEG MUSCLE; MYALGIA; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; RARE DISEASE; SKIN NODULE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ACREMONIUM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MYCOSES; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 18144412378     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20276     Document Type: Article

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