Non-dermatophytic onychomycosis. An understimated entity? A study of 51 cases

Mycoses

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 29-33

  Gianni, C ^a   Cerri, A ^a   Crosti, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimycotic chemotherapy; Itraconazole; Moulds; Onychomycosis; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DRUG RESPONSE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOULD; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; NAPHTHALENES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM;

EID: 0034075731     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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