Itraconazole oral solution for the treatment of tinea capitis using the pulse regimen

Cutis

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 192-194

  Gupta, Aditya K ^a,d   Adam, Paul ^b   Soloman, Robert ^b   Aly, Raza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TINEA CAPITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALOPECIA; CHILD; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0033191080     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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