Tinea capitis et corporis due to Microsporum canis in an immunocompromised female adult patient;Microsporum-canis-bedingte Tinea capitis et corporis bei einer immunsupprimierten erwachsenen patientin

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 19-22

  Möhrenschlager, Matthias ^a   Seidl, H P ^a   Holtmann, Christiane ^a   Ring, J ^a   Abeck, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Microsporum canis; Tinea capitis; Tinea corporis

Indexed keywords

CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROSPORUM; MIDDLE AGED; TINEA CAPITIS;

CANIS; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA;

EID: 0038246426     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00830.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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