Surrogate nits impregnated with white pidra - A case report

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 474-476

  Ghorpade, A ^a,b  

^a JLN Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Nits; Pediculosis; Trichosporonosis; White piedra

Indexed keywords

MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PEDICULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; PIEDRA; SCALP DERMATOSES; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 3242763943     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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