Primary cutaneous zygomycosis in two immunocompromised children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Cantatore Francis, Julie L ^a   Shin, Helen T ^b,c   Heilman, Edward ^a   Glick, Sharon A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COLLAGENASE; CREATININE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNGUS CULTURE; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCUBATION TIME; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ALTERNARIA; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; NECROSIS; SKIN; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 34249818211     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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