Fluconazole in the treatment of pediatric tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis

Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 161-164

  Valari, M ^a   Iordanidou, A ^a   Raftopoulou, A ^a   Pangalis, A ^a  

^a Ag Sophia Children's Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORUM; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0036902045     PISSN: 03786501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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