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. 2008 Apr;47(4):407-9.

doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03622.x.

Favorable outcome of amphotericin B treatment of zygomycotic necrotizing fascitis caused by Apophysomyces elegans

Sheela C Devi¹, Reba Kanungo, Elvino Barreto, Abraham G Thomas, Nair Shashikala, S Srinivasan, Patricia K Anitha

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PMID: 18377611
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03622.x

Case Reports

Favorable outcome of amphotericin B treatment of zygomycotic necrotizing fascitis caused by Apophysomyces elegans

Sheela C Devi et al. Int J Dermatol. 2008 Apr.

. 2008 Apr;47(4):407-9.

doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03622.x.

Authors

Sheela C Devi¹, Reba Kanungo, Elvino Barreto, Abraham G Thomas, Nair Shashikala, S Srinivasan, Patricia K Anitha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India. sheeladevic@yahoo.com

PMID: 18377611
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03622.x

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