Chronic disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis in an 11-year old, with a brief review of the literature

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 541-545

  Garvey, Kathleen ^a   Hinshaw, Molly ^a   Vanness, Erin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC DISSEMINATED CUTANEOUS BLASTOMYCOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN INFILTRATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLASTOMYCOSIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33751262182     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00306.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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