Pulse itraconazole 400 mg daily in the treatment of chromoblastomycosis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-247

  Ungpakorn, R ^a   Reangchainam, S ^a  

^a Institute of Dermatology Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645072747     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.02024.x     Document Type: Article

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