Guidelines of care for superficial mycotic infections of the skin: Onychomycosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 116-121

  Drake, Lynn A ^b   Dinehart, Scott M ^b   Farmer, Evan R ^b   Goltz, Robert W ^b   Graham, Gloria F ^b   Hordinsky, Maria K ^b   Lewis, Charles W ^b   Pariser, David M ^b   Skouge, John W ^b   Webster, Stephen B ^b   Whitaker, Duane C ^b   Butler, Barbara ^b   Lowery, Barbara J ^b   Elewski, B E ^a   Elgart, M L ^a   Jacobs, P H ^a   Lesher Jr , J L ^a   Scher, R K ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; BUTENAFINE; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HALOPROGIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NAFTIFINE; NATAMYCIN; NYSTATIN; OXICONAZOLE; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SULCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; TIOCONAZOLE; TOLNAFTATE; UREA; WHITFIELD OINTMENT;

DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 13344294383     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90843-9     Document Type: Article

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