Aspergillus osteomyelitis and lymphangitis in immunocompromised patient after toenail clipping

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 576-578

  Brodsky, James W ^a,b   Seidenfeld, Steven M ^a,c   Brooks, Barry ^a,c   Shabat, Shay ^a,d  

^a Baylor University Medical Center ^*

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTAZIDIME; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; ITRACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECCHYMOSIS; FINGER NAIL; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 21744454287     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600715     Document Type: Article

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