Uncommon clinical patterns of Fusarium nail infection: Report of three cases

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 424-427

  Bakan, R ^a   Tosti, A ^b   Piraccini, B M ^b  

^a NAIL DISEASE CENTRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031050164     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb14959.x     Document Type: Article

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