A case of coccidioidal fungemia initially diagnosed as rhinosporidiosis

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-221

  Wilke, Eric ^a   Ardiles, Thomas ^a   Carlson, Richard W ^a,b  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DAPSONE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; TACHYCARDIA;

COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS;

EID: 18944401441     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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