Topical treatment of tinea capitis in a neonate

Cutis

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-90

  Mosseri, Ronen ^b   Finkelstein, Yaron ^b   Garty, Ben Zion ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036481556     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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