Successful treatment of tongue aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus flavus with liposomal amphotericin B in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 767-770

  Bor, Ozcan ^a   Dinleyici, Ener Cagri ^a   Kiraz, Nuri ^a   Dundar, Emine ^a   Akgun, Necat Akdeniz ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus flavus; Children; Leukemia; Liposomal formulation; Tongue

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; ITRACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONGUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; TONGUE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 37849186305     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600977799     Document Type: Article

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