Allergic fungal sinusitis complicated by fungal brain mass

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Viola, George M ^a   Sutton, Richard ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic fungal sinusitis; Amphotericin; Bipolaris australiensis; Brain mass; Dematiaceous mold; Itraconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLARIS AUSTRALIENSIS; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FEVER; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOULD; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; ASCOMYCOTA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MYCOSES; RECURRENCE; SINUSITIS;

EID: 77957369599     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2239     Document Type: Article

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