How often are dermatophytes present in apparently normal versus scaly feet of children?

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-89

  Becerril Chihu, Georgina ^a   Bazán Mora, Elva ^a   López Martínez, Rubén ^a   Sosa De Martínez, Cristina ^a   Ruiz Maldonado, Ramón ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOES;

EID: 0344417900     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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