Cutaneous mucormycosis in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Miyamoto, Hideaki ^a   Hayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakajima, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION YOKOHAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Cutaneous mucormycosis; Leukemia; Rhizopus oryzae

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; METHOTREXATE; PIRARUBICIN; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 19744366039     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00761.x     Document Type: Article

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