Pheohyphomycotic Soft Tissue Disease Caused by Alternaria Alternata in a Kidney Transplant Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1655-1659

  Farina, C ^a   Gotti, E ^a   Parma, A ^a   Naldi, L ^a   Goglio, A ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNARIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34250164558     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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