Breakthrough disseminated fusariosis in an immunocompromised patient on voriconazole therapy

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 621-623

  Kim, Myoung Shin ^a   Lee, Hyung Min ^a   Sung, Heung Sup ^a   Won, Chong Hyun ^a   Chang, Sung eun ^a   Lee, Mi Woo ^a   Choi, Jee Ho ^a   Moon, Kee Chan ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUSARIOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84859935509     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04636.x     Document Type: Letter

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