Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 539-540

  Neoh, C Y ^a   Tan, S H ^a   Perera, P ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b Medical Research Institute Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CLADOSPORIUM; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITRACONAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547772112     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02461.x     Document Type: Article

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