Clinical, mycological and histological aspects of white onychomycosis

Mycoses

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-147

  Moreno Coutiño, Gabriela ^a   Toussaint Caire, Sonia ^a   Arenas, Robero ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fungal; Histology; Immunodeficiency; Leuconychia; Onychomycosis; White

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; CLARITHROMYCIN; EOSIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HEMATOXYLIN; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; UREA; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNGAL LEUCONYCHIA; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NAIL PLATE BIOPSY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SKIN BIOPSY; WHITE ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLOR; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON; YOUNG ADULT;

TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 76749083401     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01683.x     Document Type: Article

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