Invasive Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Curvularia Species in a Dog

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 456-459

  Herraez P ^a   Rees, C ^b   Dunstan, R ^b  

^a Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Curvularia; Dematiaceous fungi; Dogs; Phaeohyphomycosis; Skin

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; BIOPSY; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0035403854     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.38-4-456     Document Type: Article

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