Unusual presentations of coccidioidomycosis: A case series and review of the literature

Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 263-277

  Crum Cianflone, Nancy F ^a   Truett, April A ^a   Teneza Mora, Nimfa ^a   Maves, Ryan C ^a   Chun, Helen M ^a   Bavaro, Mary F ^a   Hale, Brad R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LITERATURE; LUNG CAVITY; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BUTTOCKS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; PERICARDITIS; PERITONITIS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33748751869     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.md.0000236953.95213.ac     Document Type: Article

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