Entomophthoramycosis: Therapeutic success by using amphotericin B and terbinafine

Dermatology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-260

  Foss, N T ^a   Rocha, M R O ^a   Rocha, V T A ^a   Velludo, M A S L ^a   Roselino, A M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Entomophthoramycosis; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NOSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; SKIN INFECTION; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0029844350     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246260     Document Type: Article

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