Primary cutaneous aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-96

  Tahir, Chubado ^a   Garbati, Musa ^a   Nggada, Haruna A ^a   Yawe, Edith H Terna ^a   Abubakar, Auwal M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; cutaneous; immunocompetent; surgery

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84857821946     PISSN: 20068808     EISSN: 09762825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.92802     Document Type: Article

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