Cryptococcal cellulitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-200

  Inoue, Yusuke ^a   Onoda, Masahito ^a   Aihara, Michiko ^a   Koiwa, Katsuji ^a   Yamane, Yumiko ^a   Ikezawa, Zenro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMIS; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYMPTOM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DEBRIDEMENT; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 79952429760     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1001     Document Type: Article

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