Majocchi's granuloma in solid organ transplant recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 424-432

  Romero, F A ^a   Deziel, P J ^a   Razonable, R R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Fungal infection; Granuloma; Itraconazole; Majocchi's granuloma; Solid organ transplantation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; CICLOPIROX; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRANULOMA TRICHOPHYTICUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 79961207556     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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