Sporotrichosis in childhood: Clinical and therapeutic experience in 25 patients

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-372

  Bonifaz, Alexandro ^a,c   Saúl, Amado ^b   Paredes Solis, Vanessa ^b   Fierro, Leonel ^b   Rosales, Alejandra ^b   Palacios, Carolina ^b   Araiza, Javier ^a  

^a SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFANT; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548525557     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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