Invasive aspergillosis localised to the colon presenting as toxic megacolon

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-273

  Mohite, U ^a   Kell, J ^a   Haj, M A ^a   O'Brien, C ^b   Kundu, S ^a   Rees, J ^a   Burnett, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granulocytic sarcoma of testis; Invasive aspergillosis; Invasive aspergillosis of colon; Megacolon

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; TAZOBACTAM;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COLON; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; MEGACOLON; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; X RAY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; COLON; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEGACOLON, TOXIC; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846970892     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2006.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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