Cutaneous mucormycosis in children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-170

  Shah, Amar ^a   Lagvankar, Srikant ^a   Shah, Anirudh ^a  

^a Amardeep Multispecialty Children Hospital and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Debridement; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS;

EID: 33644518695     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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