Isolated renal mucormycosis after liver transplantation: An unusual case report

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 447-450

  Geramizadeh, B ^a   Kazemi, K ^b   Shamsaifar, A R ^b   Bahraini, A ^b   Nikeghbalian, S ^b   Malekhosseini, S A ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Kidney; Liver transplantation; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY INFECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEPHRECTOMY; RARE DISEASE; RENAL ARTERY;

EID: 84864027343     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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