Primary gastric mucormycosis: Role of preexisting ulcerative and erosive lesions

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-74

  Benjamin, S P E ^a  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; MUCORMYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 61649088162     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.48447     Document Type: Letter

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