Chromoblastomycosis caused by Chaetomium funicola: A case report from Western Panama

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1025-1029

  Piepenbring, M ^a   Caceres Mendez O A ^b   Espino Espinoza, A A ^c   Kirschner, R ^a   Schofer H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí   (Panama)

^c Hospital Regional Rafael Hernandez   (Panama)

Author keywords

Chaetomium funicola; Chromoblastomycosis; Fungal infection; Opportunistic fungi; Skin infection; Sordariales

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BOWEN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM FUNICOLA; CHROMOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANAMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHAETOMIUM; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; PANAMA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 35348831915     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08091.x     Document Type: Article

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