A case of tinea corporis caused by Arthroderma benhamiae (teleomorph of Tinea mentagrophytes) in a pet shop employee

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-154

  Shiraki, Yumi ^a   Hiruma, Masataro ^a   Matsuba, Yoko ^a   Kano, Rui ^b   Makimura, Koichi ^c   Ikeda, Shigaku ^a   Ogawa, Hideoki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CORPORIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TINEA;

EID: 33745009539     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.05.048     Document Type: Article

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