Unusual clinical features of fingernail infection by Fusarium oxysporum

Mycoses

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Gianni, C ^a   Cerri, A ^a   Crosti, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimycotic chemotherapy; Fusarium oxysporum; Itraconazole; Onychomycosis; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FINGER; FINGER NAIL; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PARONYCHIA;

EID: 0031440016     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00184.x     Document Type: Article

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