Cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient on corticosteroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 630-632

  Moosbrugger, Emily A ^a   Adams, Brian B ^b   Kralovic, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; NAFCILLIN; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG ULCER; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TACHYCARDIA; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PREDNISONE; SKIN;

EID: 43549102202     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03137.x     Document Type: Letter

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