Chromoblastomycosis: A retrospective study of 325 cases on Amazonic region (Brazil)

Mycopathologia

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-175

  Silva, Jorge P ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^b   Rozental, Sonia ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Chromoblastomycosis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; PHIALOPHORA;

EID: 0032416440     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006957415346     Document Type: Article

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