Clinical Characteristics and Mycology of Onychomycosis in Autoimmune Patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 995-1000

  Boonchai, Waranya ^a   Maungprasat, Chanai ^a   Kulthanan, Kanokvalai ^a   Suthipinittham, Puan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Onychomycosis; Tinea ungium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; NAIL DISEASE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PEMPHIGUS; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; SCLERODERMA; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TINEA PEDIS; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0346251233     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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