Spores, sporodochia and fomites in onychomycosis

Dermatology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Piérard, Gérald E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arthroconidia; Nail trimming; Onychomycosis; Sporodochium

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS SPORE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCELIUM; MYCOSIS; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOMITES; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 33747030600     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093862     Document Type: Article

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