Trichophyton tonsurans infection manifesting as multiple concentric annular erythemas

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 565-568

  Ouchi, Takeshi ^a   Nagao, Keisuke ^a   Hata, Yasuki ^b   Otuka, Tomoko ^c   Inazumi, Toyoko ^c  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Kanagawa Hospital   (Japan)

^c Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Tinea imbricata; Tinea pseudoimbricata; Trichophyton concentricum; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; RIBOSOME RNA; RINDERON VG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRURITUS; RASH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TINEA IMBRICATA; TINEA PSEUDOIMBRICATA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON CONCENTRICUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; WRESTLING;

EID: 23944464137     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00799.x     Document Type: Article

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