Keratomycosis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 157-158

  Shenoy, Radha ^a   Shenoy, U A K ^a   Al Mahrooqui, Z H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Keratomycosis; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0038071929     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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