Blastomycosis: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1090-1093

  Motswaledi, Hendrick M ^a   Monyemangene, Francinah M ^a   Maloba, Bonnie R ^a   Nemutavhanani, Dick L ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMYLASE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FACE INJURY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NECK INJURY; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PSEUDOEPITHELIOMATOUS HYPERPLASIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLASTOMYCES; BLASTOMYCOSIS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; NECK; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 84865350191     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05369.x     Document Type: Article

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