Case report. Onychomycosis due to Microsporum canis

Mycoses

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 119-120

  Romano, C ^a   Pelliccia, L ^a   Paccagnini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Microsporum canis; Nail infection

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAIR; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MICROSPORUM; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG;

CANIS; FELIS CATUS; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 0035023737     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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