Cutaneous alternariosis with chronic granulomatous disease

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 406-408

  Uenotsuchi, Takeshi ^a   Moroi, Yoichi ^a   Urabe, Kazunori ^a   Fukagawa, Shuji ^a   Tsuji, Gaku ^a   Matsuda, Tetsuo ^a   Furue, Masutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternaria alternata; Alternariosis; Chronic granulomatous disease; Fluconazole

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ALTERNARIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS ALTERNARIOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PIGMENTATION; SKIN BIOPSY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

AGED; ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 25144462568     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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