Deep dermatophytosis: Rare infections or common, but unrecognised, complications of lymphatic spread?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-79

  Hay, Roderick James ^a   Baran, Robert ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Natl Disease Centre   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOMYCOSIS; EPIDERMIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPH FLOW; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SUPERINFECTION; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1842557658     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200404000-00002     Document Type: Review

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