Spotlight on Nail Histomycology

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-374

  Piérard, Gérald E ^a   Quatresooz, Pascale ^a   Arrese, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL STRUCTURE; CONIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; TISSUE SECTION; YEAST;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 33745192804     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2006.03.013     Document Type: Review

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