Subcutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Cephalotheca foveolata in an immunocompetent host

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1184-1189

  Suh, M K ^a   Lim, J W ^a   Lee, Y H ^a   Ha, G Y ^a   Kim, H ^a   Kim, J R ^a   Yaguchi, T ^b   Nishimura, K ^b  

^a Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital   (South Korea)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cephalotheca foveolata; Immunocompetent farmer; Subcutaneous hyalohyphomycosis; Surgical excision

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; TERBINAFINE;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOTHECA FOVEOLATA; DERMIS; ERYTHEMA; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT;

AGED; ASCOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 33646588698     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07158.x     Document Type: Article

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