Recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum skin infection in a renal transplant recipient

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-96

  Ezzedine, K ^a   Wissing, K M ^a   Jacobs, F ^a   Rodriguez, H ^a   Malvy, D ^b   Simonart, T ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Center   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION;

AGED; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 57649245659     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02722.x     Document Type: Letter

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