Superficial white toenail onychomycosis due to Fusarium oxysporum. A case reported and review of the literature

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 219-222

  Pereiro Jr , M ^a,c   Pereiro, E ^b   Toribio, J ^a   Pereiro Miguens, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GALICIA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Medicina ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fusarium oxysporum; Superficial white onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; TIOCONAZOLE; ZEARALENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 6844240205     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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