Cutaneous alternariosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Lupus

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 993-996

  Akman, A ^a   Sakalli Cakcak, D ^a   Ozhak Baysan, B ^a   Yazisiz, V ^a   Terzioglu, E ^a   Ciftcioglu, M A ^a   Alpsoy, E ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cutanesous alternariosis; Immunosuppression; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; PANCYTOPENIA; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALTERNARIOSIS; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 37849044158     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203307084168     Document Type: Article

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