Primary localized histoplasmosis with lesions restricted to the mouth in a Chinese HIV-negative patient

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Ge, Lan ^a   Zhou, Cunjian ^a   Song, Zhiqiang ^a   Zhang, Yin ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Zhong, Baiyu ^a   Hao, Fei ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmosis; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH INFECTION; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; MOUTH LESION; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL BIOPSY; PRIMARY INFECTION; REMISSION; SOFT PALATE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES;

EID: 77957339786     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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