Molluscum or a Mimic?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 927-929

  de Souza, Jonas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINX; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; THRUSH;

EID: 33750344359     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.08.018     Document Type: Note

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