A case of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium solani

Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Lim, Sung Wook ^b   Kwon, Soon Wook ^b   Suh, Moo Kyu ^b   Lee, Ho Chung ^b   Choi, Jin Hyouk ^b   Lee, Jeong Woo ^b   Ha, Gyoung Yim ^a  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fusarium solani; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 0037676346     PISSN: 12264709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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