Primary aspergillosis of the cheek. A diagnostic dilemma

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 613-615

  Rabbani, Mohammad Zafar ^a   Amir, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Muhammad Yasir ^a   Khan, Abdul Saeed ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^a  

^a SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DERMATOMYCOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38349089950     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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