Paecilomyces lilacinus in transplant patients: An emerging infection

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-644

  Rosmaninho, Aristóteles ^a   Torres, Tiago ^a   Velho, Glória ^a   Lopes, Virginia ^a   Amorim, Isabel ^a   Selores, Manuela ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; MALE; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAECILOMYCES; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 77956939654     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1032     Document Type: Letter

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