Onychomycosis by molds. Report of 78 cases

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-72

  Bonifaz, Alexandro ^a   Cruz Aguilar, Pamela ^a   Ponce, Rosa María ^a  

^a Hospital General de México OD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Molds; Onychomycosis; Scopulariopsis brevicaulis; Subungual

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOULD; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847733477     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2007.0092     Document Type: Article

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