Post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-345

  El Deeb, Y ^a   Al Soub, Hussam ^a   Almaslamani, M ^a   Al Khuwaiter, J ^a   Taj Aldeen, S J ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; LEG INJURY; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 24744463604     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.343     Document Type: Article

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