Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in an elderly man

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-160

  Werchniak, A E ^a   Baughman, R D ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INJURY; KERION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARM INJURIES; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 1642276260     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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