White piedra in children

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 956-961

  Kiken, David A ^a   Sekaran, Anand ^b   Antaya, Richard J ^c,d   Davis, Amy ^c   Imaeda, Suguru ^c   Silverberg, Nanette B ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Departments of Dermatology   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SHAMPOO;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAIR; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MEXICO; NEW YORK CITY; PIEDRA; TRICHOSPORON; YEMEN;

EID: 33750798340     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.11.1033     Document Type: Article

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