Disseminated Candida tropicalis in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 788-790

  Dixon, Terry C ^a   Steinbach, William J ^b   Benjamin Jr , Daniel K ^b   Williams, Larry W ^b   Myers, Laurie A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Candida; Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis; Disseminated

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AZATHIOPRINE; CASPOFUNGIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; OCTREOTIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; SPLENECTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDIASIS, CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST;

EID: 4243169190     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200408000-00024     Document Type: Article

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