Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis caused by Acremonium in an immunocompetent patient [14]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 789-790

  Kan, S F ^a   Tsai, T H ^a   Hu, C H ^a   Lee, W R ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACREMONIUM; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2342653578     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0007-0963.2004.05896.x     Document Type: Letter

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