Inflammatory tinea capitis: Kerion, dermatophytic granuloma, and mycetoma

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-136

  Isa Isa, Rafael ^a   Arenas, Roberto ^b   Isa, Mariel ^a  

^a Dirección Nacional de Control de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual y SIDA   (Dominican Republic)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; STEROID; TERBINAFINE;

ALOPECIA; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCETOMA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUPPURATION; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MICROSPORUM; MYCETOMA; SCALP DERMATOSES; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 77950248198     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.013     Document Type: Note

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