Remember to consider dermatophyte infection when dealing with recalcitrant dermatoses

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-353

  Abraham, Anna G ^a,b   Kulp Shorten, Carol L ^a,b   Callen, Jeffrey P ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine University of Louisville School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; ECONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HALCINONIDE; ISOTRETINOIN; KETOCONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; NAFTIFINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOSIS; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TINEA CORPORIS;

EID: 0031947849     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199804000-00007     Document Type: Article

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