Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection with sporotrichoid nodules

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 942-943

  Readinger, Allison ^a,b   Blumberg, Mark ^a   Colome Grimmer, Maria I ^a   Kelly, Erica ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCLONUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; STAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 33746637598     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02850.x     Document Type: Article

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