Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a renal transplant recipient: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-139

  Jha, V ^a   Sree Krishna, V ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a   Sharma, P K ^a   Sud, K ^a   Kohli, H S ^a   Sakhuja, V ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

phaeohyphomycosis; phialophora; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; HUMAN; HYPHOMYCETES; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECIPIENT;

EID: 8944248811     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90143-2     Document Type: Article

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