Vascular pythiosis in a thalassemic patient

Vascular

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-238

  Laohapensang, Kamphol ^a   Rutherford, Robert B ^b   Supabandhu, Jitwadee ^a   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteritis; Pythium insidiosum; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; TERBINAFINE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MYCOSIS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WOUND DRESSING;

AMPUTATION; ANEURYSM; ARTERITIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; LEG; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PYTHIUM; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 70350430771     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00073     Document Type: Article

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