Mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: Follow-up of 1 year after treatment

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 993-996

  Deboni, Maria Cristina Zindel ^a   Pozzani, V R ^a   Lisboa, T ^a   Hiraki, K ^a   Viplich, R ^a   Naclerio Homem M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCORMYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 39049188486     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500534439     Document Type: Article

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