Skin infection due to Alternaria species in kidney allograft recipients: Report of a new case and review of the literature

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 668-672

  Gallelli, Beniamina ^a   Viviani, Marianna ^b   Nebuloni, Manuela ^c   Marzano, Angelo V ^a   Pozzi, Cristina ^a   Messa, Piergiorgio ^a   Fogazzi, Giovanni B ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternaria infection; Cutaneous alternariosis; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION;

ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; ITRACONAZOLE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33947192864     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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