A modified two-step treatment for actinomycetoma

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Ramam, M ^a   Bhat, Radhakrishna ^a   Garg, Taru ^a   Sharma, Vinod K ^a   Ray, R ^a   Singh, M K ^a   Banerjee, U ^a   Rajendran, C ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Multidrug therapy; Mycetoma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACTINOMYCETOMA; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPENIA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SKIN INDURATION; SWELLING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34547655587     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.32888     Document Type: Article

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