Pitted keratolysis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-215

  Singh, Gurcharan ^a,b   Naik, Chandra L ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatophilus; Micrococcus; Pitted keratolysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; CASTELLANI SOLUTION; CLINDAMYCIN; CLIOQUINOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FORMALDEHYDE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IODOCHLORHYDROXYQUIN HYDROCORTISONE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; PYROXYLIN; SALICYLIC ACID; TOPICAL AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITFIELD OINTMENT;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES KERATOLYTICA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOPHILUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KERATOLYSIS; MICROCOCCUS; PATHOGENESIS; PITTED KERATOLYSIS; PREVALENCE; SHOE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 21244464350     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.16250     Document Type: Short Survey

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