Oral antifungal therapy for Fusarium-associated chronic rhinosinusitis

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-50

  Lee, Annie S ^a   Przybyszewski, Barbara ^b   Montone, Kathleen ^c   Lanza, Donald C ^a  

^a Sinus and Nasal Institute of Florida Foundation   (United States)

^b BayCare Health Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Fungal sinusitis; Fusarium; Posaconazole; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDERMOLYSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FUSARIOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMIDINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861144514     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20086     Document Type: Article

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