Atypical cause of forearm skin ulceration in a leukaemic child: Mucormycosis. A case report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 551-553

  Zirak, C ^a   Brutus, J P ^a   De May, A ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Leukaemia; Mucormycosis; Skin ulceration

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744469246     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11681154     Document Type: Article

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