Isolated breast mucormycosis

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-135

  Thapar, V K ^a   Deshpande, A ^a   Jain, V K ^a   Bhowate, P ^a   Madiwale, C ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Breast gangrene; Mastectomy; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST MUCORMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTALGIA; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MASTECTOMY, SIMPLE; MUCORMYCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646545997     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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