Necrotizing fasciitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans in a diabetic patient with chronic renal insufficiency

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 935-936

  Begon E ^a   Bachmeyer, C ^a   Thibault, M ^a   Boulet, E ^a   Staub, G ^b   Trouillet, G ^a   Testart, F ^a   Blum, L ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER RENÉ DUBOS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTOSINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 72549091863     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03045.x     Document Type: Article

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