Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in infant treated with oral steroids for hemangioma [16]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1224-1225

  Maronn, Mandi L ^a   Corden, Timothy ^a   Drolet, Beth A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LUNG INFILTRATE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548850077     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.9.1224     Document Type: Letter

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