Human onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum transmitted from a racehorse

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1082-1084

  Huovinen, S ^a   Tunnela, E ^a   Huovinen, P ^b   Kuijpers, A F A ^c   Suhonen, R ^d  

^a Pulssi Medical Center   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; TERBINAFINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HORSE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; MALE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

AGED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0031780001     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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