Two cases of dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in the dog: An immunohistochemical study

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 203-207

  Abramo, Francesca ^a,b   Vercelli, Antonella ^b   Mancianti, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Animal Pathology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Canine; Cutaneous nodule; Dog; Pseudomycetoma; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROSPORUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSPORUM;

EID: 0035430593     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0959-4493.2001.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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