Histopathological findings of pigmented lesion and recovery of natural skin colour in a patient with polymyxin B-associated diffuse hyperpigmentation

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 579-580

  Zavascki, Alexandre P ^a   Schuster, Luiza F ^a   Duquia, Rodrigo P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; MEROPENEM; POLYMYXIN B; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARM; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HAND; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN COLOR; THORAX; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MICROSCOPY; POLYMYXIN B; SKIN;

EID: 84994218506     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.08.010     Document Type: Letter

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