Clinical and mycological status of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes (interdigitale) syndrome of chronic dermatophytosis of the skin and nails

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 779-788

  Zaias, Nardo ^a   Rebell, Gerbert ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NAIL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TAXONOMY; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TOE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES SYNDROME; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SYNDROME; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0142186786     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01783.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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