Mandibular mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients: Report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1362-1368

  Aras, Mutan Hamdi ^a   Kara, Muhammed Isa ^b   Erkiliç, Suna ^a   Ay, Sinan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CREATININE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; MEROPENEM; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EXHAUSTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MANDIBULAR MUCORMYCOSIS; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROBLASTOMA; ORAL BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SWELLING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 84861232284     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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