Non-dermatophytic moulds: Onychomychosis in four patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus;Hongos filamentosos no dermatofitos: Onicomicosis en cuatro pacientes infectados con el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-49

  Lima, Kedma De Magalhães ^a,d,e   De Castro, Célia Maria Machado Barbosa ^a   Cambuim, Idalina Inês Fonsêca Nogueira ^a   De Oliveira, Jeferson Carvalhaes ^b   Delgado, Marília ^c   Rego, Rossana Sette De Melo ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Correia Picanço Secretaria de Saúde   (Brazil)

^d NKB Medicina Diagnóstica   (Brazil)

^e NKB Medicina Diagnóstica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fusarium; Immunodeficiency; Onychomycosis; Scytalidium

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SCYTALIDIUM DIMIDIATUM; SCYTALIDIUM HYALINUM;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSICOCCUM DIMIDIATUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SCYTALIDIUM; SCYTALIDIUM HYALINUM;

EID: 42149179261     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(08)70011-1     Document Type: Article

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