Treatment of chromoblastomycosis with terbinafine: A report of four cases

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Xibao, Zhang ^a   Changxing, L ^a   Quan, L ^a   Yuqing, H ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Mycosis; Skin disease; Treatment

Indexed keywords

TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CARRIONI; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES;

EID: 18744393440     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630510033203     Document Type: Article

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