Genital ulcer caused by Penicillium marneffei in an HIV-infected patient [1]

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-250

  Annam, Vamseedhar ^a   Inamadar, Arun C ^a   Palit, Aparna ^a   Koppad, Mallikarjun ^a   Peerapur, B V ^a   Yelikar, B R ^a  

^a BLDE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLIUM; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 34347217542     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.023408     Document Type: Letter

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