Superficial white onychomycosis-A syndrome with different fungal causes and paths of infection

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 879-882

  Baran, Robert ^a   Faergemann, Jan ^b   Hay, Roderick J ^c  

^a NAIL DISEASE CENTRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MYCOSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 35148836187     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.05.026     Document Type: Review

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