Invasive sinonasal disease due to dematiaceous fungi in immunocompromised individuals: Case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Derber, Catherine ^a   Elam, Kara ^a   Bearman, Gonzalo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Dematiaceous fungi; Exserohilum species; Immunosuppression; Invasive sinonasal disease; Phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; IMIPENEM; MICAFUNGIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXSEROHILUM; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOULD; NEUTROPENIA; NOSE CONGESTION; RIGOR; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ASCOMYCOTA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MYCOSES; NEUTROPENIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 77957346219     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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