Trichosporon inkin, an unusual agent of fungal sinusitis: A report from south India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-232

  Janagond, Anand ^a   Krishnan, K ^a   Kindo, A J ^b   Sumathi, G ^a  

^a Sri Muthukumaran Medical College   (India)

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal sinusitis; polyps; Trichosporon

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; UREASE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICHOSPORON; TRICHOSPORON INKIN; UNCINECTOMY;

EID: 84862512836     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.96704     Document Type: Article

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