Onychomycosis by Scytalidium dimidiatum in green tea leaf pluckers: Report of two cases

Mycopathologia

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-195

  Barua, Purnima ^a   Barua, S ^b   Borkakoty, B ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Green tea pluckers; Onychomycosis; Scytalidium dimidiatum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEUTEROMYCETES; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TEA;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PLANT LEAVES; TEA;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUSICOCCUM DIMIDIATUM;

EID: 34548572897     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9024-9     Document Type: Article

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