Cryptococcal meningitis with an antecedent cutaneous Cryptococcal lesion

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Tilak, Ragini ^a   Prakash, Pradyot ^a   Nigam, Chaitanya ^a   Tilak, Vijai ^a   Gambhir, I S ^a   Gulati, A K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBON; COLORING AGENT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GRAM'S STAIN; INK; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CUTANEOUS CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAMETER; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FOOT ULCER; FUNGEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STAINING; TOE;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CARBON; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; FOOT ULCER; FUNGEMIA; GENTIAN VIOLET; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; PHENAZINES; STAINING AND LABELING; TOES;

EID: 70349778816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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