Cutaneous zygomycosis: Necrotising fascitis due to Saksenaea vasiformis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-60

  Padmaja, I J ^a   Ramani, T V ^a   Kalyani, S ^a  

^a ANDHRA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Lactophenol cotton blue; Potassium hydroxide; Sabouraud dextrose cigar; Saksenaea vasiformis; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIA DISEASE; FEVER; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NECROTISING FASCITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SAKSENAEA VASIFORMIS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 33645500811     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19898     Document Type: Article

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