Treatment of tinea capitis: Beyond griseofulvin

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 6 II, 1999, Pages

  Elewski, B E ^a  

^a University Suburban Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; NEW DRUG; SHAMPOO; TERBINAFINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0032989076     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70394-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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