Concentric rings: An unusual presentation of tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gypseum

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-151

  Sun, Pei Lun ^a,c   Ho, Hsin Tsung ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c Mackay Medicine Nursing and Management College ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concentric; Microsporum gypseum; Tinea corporis

Indexed keywords

BUTENAFINE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TINEA CORPORIS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSPORUM; SKIN; TINEA;

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; FUNGI;

EID: 33645217116     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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