Fontana-positive grains in mycetoma caused by Microsporum canis

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 473-475

  Kramer, Sasha C ^a   Ryan, Michael ^a   Bourbeau, Paul ^a   Tyler, William B ^a   Elston, Dirk M ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MELANIN; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SHAMPOO;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTANA MASSON STAINING; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERION; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCETOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MICROSPORUM; MYCETOMA; SCALP DERMATOSES; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 33748930417     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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