Primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by rhizomucor variabilis: A new endemic zygomycosis? A case report and review of 6 cases reported from china

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Lu, Xue Lian ^a   Liu, Ze Hu ^a   Shen, Yong Nian ^a   She, Xiao Dong ^a   Lu, Gui Xia ^a   Zhan, Ping ^a   Fu, Mei Hua ^a   Zhang, Xiao Li ^a   Ge, Yi Ping ^a   Liu, Wei Da ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAIN; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY CUTANEOUS ZYGOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOMUCOR; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHIZOMUCOR; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 67651113453     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600817     Document Type: Article

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