Onychomycosis and the diagnostic significance of nail biopsy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-122

  Grover, Chander ^a   Reddy, Belum Siva Nagi ^a   Chaturvedi, Krishnamoorthy Uma ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnostic utility; Histopathology; Mycology; Nail; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; NAIL DISEASE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PARAKERATOSIS; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; TOE;

EID: 0037299329     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00358.x     Document Type: Article

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