Tinea Barbae (Tinea Sycosis): Experience with Nine Cases

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 898-903

  Bonifaz, Alexandro ^a,b   Ramírez Tamayo, Teresa ^a   Saúl, Amado ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Folliculitis; Kerion; Tinea barbae; Tinea sycosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; IBUPROFEN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; STEROID; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MEXICO; MICROSPORUM CANIS; RISK FACTOR; TINEA BARBAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 0942266091     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00345.x     Document Type: Article

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