Fatal disseminated angioinvasive Fusarium falciforme infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia [13]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 407-409

  Yun, S J ^a   Shin, M G ^a   Choi, C ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Lee, J B ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Won, Y H ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ENOCITABINE; IDARUBICIN;

ABSCESS; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ASPERGILLUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM FALCIFORME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BASE SEQUENCE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S;

EID: 34447508086     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08020.x     Document Type: Letter

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