Multiple aggressive squamous cell carcinomas associated with prolonged voriconazole therapy in four immunocompromised patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1362-1364

  Epaulard, O ^a   Saint Raymond, C ^a   Villier, C ^a   Charles, J ^a   Roch, N ^a   Beani, J C ^a   Leccia, M T ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Immunodepression; Photosensitization; Squamous cell carcinoma; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; POSACONAZOLE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOMA; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LENTIGO; LOBECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 77956099262     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03124.x     Document Type: Article

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