Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala oligosperma in a renal transplant recipient [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 762-764

  Gonzalez Lopez M A ^a   Salesa, R ^a   Gonzalez Vela M C ^a   Fernandez Llaca H ^a   Val Bernal, J F ^a   Cano, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXOPHIALA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; EXOPHIALA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947415804     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07732.x     Document Type: Letter

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