Cutaneous Alternaria alternata infection successfully treated with itraconazole

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-243

  Del Palacio, A ^a   Gomez Hernando C ^a   Revenga, F ^a   Carabias, E ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   Cuetara M S ^a   Johnson, E M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 0029758380     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00075.x     Document Type: Article

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