Successful treatment of Acanthamoeba rhinosinusitis in a patient with AIDS

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 621-625

  Nachega, Jean B ^a,b   Rombaux, P ^a   Weynand, B ^a   Thomas, G ^b   Zech, F ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIDANOSINE; FLUCYTOSINE; INDINAVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE; VIRUS RNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA RESECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RHINOSINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMEBIASIS; AMEBICIDES; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; FLUCYTOSINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27344444191     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.621     Document Type: Article

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