Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Veronaea bothryosa: Report of 2 cases;Feo-hifomicose causada por Veronaea bothryosa: Relato de dois casos

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-56

  Da Cunha Filho, Roberto Rheingantz ^a,b,f   Schwartz, Joel ^b   Rehn, Mariane ^c   Vettorato, Gerson ^b   De Resende, Maria Aparecida ^d,e  

^a Saude e Comportamento UCPel   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Microbiologia USP ^*

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatomycoses; Immunosuppression; Itraconazole; Kidney transplantation; Male; Mitosporic fungi; Mycoses; Opportunistic infections; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOT DISEASE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; RARE DISEASE; RECIPIENT; SKIN DEFECT; VERONAEA BOTHRYOSA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 16244362659     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005000100008     Document Type: Article

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