Isolated subcutaneous cryptococcal abscess after a BEACOPP regimen for Hodgkin's lymphoma

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 578-579

  Rosset, L ^a   Toetsch, M ^b   Kaiser, L ^c   Helg, C ^a  

^a Division d'Oncologie   (Switzerland)

^b Service de pathologie clinique   (Switzerland)

^c HUG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

EID: 3242877292     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1157-x     Document Type: Article

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