Cutaneous Scedosporium apiospermum infection in an immunocompromised patient and a review of the literature

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-159

  Uenotsuchi, Takeshi ^a   Moroi, Yoichi ^a   Urabe, Kazunori ^a   Tsuji, Gaku ^a   Koga, Tetsuya ^a   Matsuda, Tetsuo ^a   Furue, Masutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Immunocompromised host; Pseudallescheria boydii; Scedosporium apiospermum

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MYCETOMA; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; SCEDOSPORIUM; STILL'S DISEASE, ADULT-ONSET;

EID: 16444387305     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410024553     Document Type: Review

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