Disseminated dermatophytic pseudomycetomas arising in an immunocompromised patient [2]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 628-630

  Petrov, I ^a   Kempf, W ^b   Stoilova, D ^a   Broshtilova, V ^a   Mateev, G ^a   Balabanova, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYCETOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMYCETOMA; RASH; SKIN NODULE; STRIA; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT DISORDER; THYMECTOMY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; THYMECTOMY; TINEA;

EID: 33747059823     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07371.x     Document Type: Letter

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