Deep cutaneous infection by Fusarium solani in a healthy child: Successful treatment with local heat therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 873-877

  Nakamura, Yasuhiro ^a   Xu, Xuezhu ^b   Saito, Yoshio ^a   Tateishi, Takeshi ^b   Takahashi, Takenori ^b   Kawachi, Yasuhiro ^b   Otsuka, Fujio ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE;

EID: 34147176598     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.960     Document Type: Article

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