Characteristics of dermatophytoses in children treated at the Division of Dermatology and Venerology, Dr Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, from February 1993 till February 2000

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-154

  Tomljanović Veselski, Mirna ^a   Žilih Ostojić, Cecilija ^a   Topolovac, Zdenka ^a   Kožul, Božana ^a  

^a DR JOSIP BEN EVI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children; Dermatophytes; Microsporum canis; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROATIA; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRICHOPHYTON;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROATIA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0036746871     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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