Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent child, relapsed with itraconazole, successfully treated with voriconazole

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-551

  Dhawan, Jyoti ^a   Verma, Parul ^a   Sharma, Alok ^a   Ramam, M ^a   Kabra, Susheel K ^a   Gupta, Somesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SKIN BIOPSY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 77957320037     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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