Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium oxysporum and its treatment with potassium iodide

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-288

  Gugnani, Harris C ^a,d   Ramesh, V ^b   Sood, N ^b   Guarro, J ^c   Moin Ul Haq, ^b   Paliwal Joshi, A ^a   Singh, B ^b   Makkar, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital   (India)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cladosporium oxysporum; Phaeohyphomycosis; Potassium iodide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; EBERCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RAVUCONAZOLE; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM OXYSPORUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NODULE; SPOROTRICHOSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; CLADOSPORIUM; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM OXYSPORUM; FUNGI;

EID: 33646834282     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500294824     Document Type: Article

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