Tinea corporis with acute inflammation caused by Trichophyton tonsurans

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 590-593

  Ohno, Sayoko ^a,d   Tanabe, Hiroshi ^b   Kawasaki, Masako ^b   Horiguchi, Yuji ^c  

^a Ohno Dermatologic Clinic   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Ohno Dermatologic Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tinea corporis gladiatorum; Tinea corporis with inflammation; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PUSTULE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ADOLESCENT; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; TINEA;

EID: 52449083034     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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