Cutaneous infections due to opportunistic molds: Uncommon presentations

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 565-571

  Vennewald, Irina ^a   Wollina, Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIDAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; SERTACONAZOLE; STEROID; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIOSIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EAR INFECTION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ERYTHEMA; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FINGER; FOOT; FUSARIOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERTRIGO; MOULD; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OTOMYCOSIS; OTORRHEA; PARONYCHIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FUNGI; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 28544443599     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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