Dyschromia of hands and bronchial asthma caused by sooty molds

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 341-343

  Guarneri, Fabrizio ^a,b   Guarneri, Claudio ^a   Cannavò, Serafinella Patrizia ^a   Guarneri, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dermatomycoses; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ANAMNESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CITRUS FRUIT; CLADOSPORIUM; CREAM; DYSCHROMIA; GLOVE; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MASK; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOULD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ASTHMA; CLADOSPORIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 50049102964     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809050-00010     Document Type: Article

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