Granulomatous skin infection caused by Malassezia pachydermatis in a dog owner

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1181-1184

  Fan, Yi Ming ^a   Huang, Wen Ming ^a   Li, Shun Fan ^a   Wu, Guo Feng ^a   Lai, Kuan ^a   Chen, Rong Yi ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; DOG; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748789578     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.9.1181     Document Type: Article

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