Primary cutaneous aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 56-59

  Romano, Clara ^a,b   Miracco, Clelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Cutaneous infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; WRIST;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0037285409     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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