Isolated nasal septum necrosis caused by aspergillus flavus in an immunocompromised child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 627-629

  Naeem, Fouzia ^a   Rubnitz, Jeffrey E ^a   Hakim, Hana ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; children; immunocompromised; nasal septum

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; MICAFUNGIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEVER; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NASAL SEPTUM ASPERGILLOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NOSE EDEMA; NOSE INFECTION; NOSE NECROSIS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79959718682     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31820b7c3a     Document Type: Article

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