Cutaneous Bipolaris infection in a neutropenic patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-449

  Bilu, Donna ^a   Movahedi Lankarani, Saeid ^a   Kazin, Rebecca A ^a   Shields, Christine ^a   Moresi, Margaret ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; CYTARABINE; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLINIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; OXACILLIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLARIS SPICIFERA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHEEK; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 26244440821     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-004-0108-6     Document Type: Article

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