Cutaneous sporotrichosis. Intermittent treatment (pulses) with itraconazole

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-64

  Bonifaz, Alexandre ^a   Fierro, Leonel ^a   Saúl, Amado ^a   Ponce, Rosa María ^a  

^a Hospital General de México OD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cutaneous sporotrichosis; Intermittent; Itraconazole; Potassium iodide; Pulses; Sporothrix schenckii

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOLOGY; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 38549101236     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0312     Document Type: Article

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