Case report of Schizophyllum communesinusitis in an immunocompetent patient

Colombia Medica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-75

  Castro, Luz Ángela ^a   Álvarez, María Inés ^a   Martínez, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Basidiomycete; Diagnostic; Itraconazole; Schizophyllum commune; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FACE PAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE SECRETION; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950425787     PISSN: 16579534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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