Subcutaneous aspergillosis with coexisting atypical mycobacterial infection

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-360

  Duraipandian, Jeyakumari ^a   Rengasamy, Gopal ^a   Madasamy, Balamurugan ^a   Kulanthaivelu, Ambedkarraj ^a   Subramanian, Girija ^a  

^a Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Subcutaneous infection

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRAM STAINING; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 77953917875     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.64349     Document Type: Article

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