Rhodotorula mucilaginosa lymphadenitis in an HIV-infected patient

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fung, Horatio B ^a   Martyn, Catherine A ^a   Shahidi, Azra ^a   Brown, Sheldon T ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Lymphadenitis; Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; INDINAVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; LIVER ENZYME; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RHODOTORULA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RHODOTORULA;

EID: 57849118328     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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