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Disseminated mucormycosis in a paediatric patient: Lichthemia corymbifera successfully treated with combination antifungal therapy
Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infection that largely affects immunocompromised individuals. It carries a high morbidity and mortality rate and is characterised by extensive angioinvasion and necrosis of host tissue. This case report details success in treating disseminated mucormycosis in a paedia...
Autores principales: | Campbell, Anita, Cooper, Celia, Davis, Stephen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25379392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.08.002 |
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