A Case of Rhinoorbital Mucormycosis in a Leukemic Patient with a Literature Review from Turkey

Mycopathologia

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-405

  Gumral, Ramazan ^a   Yıldızoglu, Uzeyir ^a   Saracli, Mehmet Ali ^a   Kaptan, Kursat ^a   Tosun, Fuat ^a   Yildiran, Sinasi Taner ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mucormycosis; Rhinoorbital mucormycosis; Rhizopusoryzae; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

ABSIDIA; ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; FUNGI; MUCOR; MUCORALES; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 80053990204     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9449-z     Document Type: Review

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