Ungual phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria alternata

Mycoses

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 219-221

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Dematiaceous fungi; Onychomycosis; Phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FINGER NAIL; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; FUNGI;

EID: 0031459002     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00218.x     Document Type: Article

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