Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis caused by Paecilomyces marquandii - A case report

Dermatologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-57

  Hsu, Che Hao ^b   Chuan, Ming Tuo ^a   Chiu, Wan Ting ^a   Hu, Shu Ling ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Cathay General Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Hyalohyphomycosis; Itraconazole; Paecilomyces marquandii

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; METHENAMINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILVER NITRATE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; CUTANEOUS HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEG ULCER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES MARQUANDII; PUSTULE; RARE DISEASE; SKIN ABSCESS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33644762762     PISSN: 10278117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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