A case of actinomycotic mycetoma in hand treated successfully with co-trimoxazole and streptomycin

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-312

  Shoar, Mg ^a   Shidfar, Mr ^a   Zomorodian, Kamiar ^a   Tarazoei, B ^a   Saadat, F ^a   Afsharfard, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co trimoxazote; Mycetoma; Nocardia; Streptomycin

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCETOMA; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERADICATION THERAPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; SKIN NODULE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346361967     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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