White superficial onychomycosis: Epidemiological, clinical, and pathological study of 79 patients

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 696-701

  Piraccini, Bianca Maria ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROX; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; LOCETAR; PAINT;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; WHITE SUPERFICIAL ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ACREMONIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPERGILLUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; FUSARIUM; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 2942552250     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.6.696     Document Type: Article

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