Tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii in Germany

Mikologia Lekarska

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-111

  Brasch, Jochen ^a   Jensen, Jens Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Epidemiology; Hair perforation; Taxonomy; Urease

Indexed keywords

CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOPHYTE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; TINEA FACIEI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 57449115072     PISSN: 1232986X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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