Cutaneous granulomatous infection caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-104

  Wu, Ching Ying ^a   Lee, Chih Hung ^a   Lin, Hsing Lin ^a   Wu, Chieh Shan ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; INDOMETACIN; ITRACONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME;

ACNE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPETIGO; KELOID; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

DERMATOMYCOSES; FACIAL DERMATOSES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549104949     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0575     Document Type: Letter

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