Onychomycosis in children: A survey of 46 cases

Mycoses

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 430-437

  Romano, C ^a   Papini, M ^b   Ghilardi, A ^a   Gianni, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida; Children; Dermatophytes; Moulds; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; IMIDAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; UREA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; ITALY; MALE; MOULD; NAIL DYSTROPHY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PARONYCHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; HAND DISEASE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; FUNGI; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644674008     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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