Kerion Celsi in a newborn due to Microsporum canis

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 236-237

  Aste, Nicola ^a   Pinna, Anna Luisa ^a   Pau, Monica ^a   Biggio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kerion Celsi; Microsporum canis; Newborn; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; KERION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN DEFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TINEA CORPORIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROSPORUM; SCALP DERMATOSES; TINEA CAPITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA;

EID: 3142622770     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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