Ulcerated plaque under a ruby ring in an immunosuppressed patient

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4-

  Geddes, Elizabeth R C ^a   Polder, Kristel ^b   Cutlan, Jonathan E ^c   Torres Cabala, Carlos A ^c   Hymes, Sharon R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Suzanne Bruce and Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFARABINE; CYTARABINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHEMA; FROZEN SECTION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INOCULATION; JEWELRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN ULCER;

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARABINONUCLEOSIDES; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; CYTARABINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; JEWELRY; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 77958140764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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