Proximal subungual onychomycosis caused by aspergillus flavus in a HIV-positive patient

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-412

  Choudhary, Sanjiv ^a,b   Koley, Sankha ^a   Mallick, Sanjay ^a   Bose, Seema ^a   Basak, Silpi ^a  

^a DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Modern Nagpur Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASE REPORT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LETTER; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RARE DISEASE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 67749104065     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.53152     Document Type: Letter

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