Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by an Itraconazole and Amphoterecin B resistant strain of Veronaeae botryosa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-432

  Chen, Yu Ting ^a   Lin, Hao Chiung ^a   Huang, Chieh Chen ^a   Lo, Yuan Hsin ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONIDIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; FOREARM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN BIOPSY; VERONAEAE BOTRYOSA;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI;

EID: 33645546657     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02619.x     Document Type: Article

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