Isolated lingual mucormycosis in an infant with Down syndrome

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-43

  Shetty, Subhaschandra ^a,b   Kini, Usha ^a   Joy, Rajeev ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b Northland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DOWN SYNDROME; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; RHIZOPUS; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACIDOSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TONGUE;

ACIDOSIS; DIARRHEA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; MUCORMYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TONGUE;

EID: 41949131425     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130808700111     Document Type: Article

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