Adrenal function status in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis after prolonged post-therapy follow-up

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-114

  Tobón, Angela M ^a   Agudelo, Carlos A ^a   Restrepo, Carlos A ^b   Villa, Carlos A ^b   Quiceno, William ^c   Estrada, Santiago ^d   Restrepo, Angela ^a  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^c HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

^d Laboratorio Clinico Congregacion Mariana   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALGORITHMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS;

FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 77954571224     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0634     Document Type: Article

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