Invasive infection in a young immunocompetent soldier caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-66

  Ikram, Aamer ^a   Hussain, Wajid ^a   Satti, M Luqman ^a   Wiqar, M Amin ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Immuni; Invasive fungal infection; Scytalidium dimidiatum

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOMA; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCYTALIDIUM DIMIDIATUM; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOSES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049107262     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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