Cutaneous sporotrichosis: Unusual clinical presentations

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Mahajan, Vikram K ^a   Sharma, Nand Lal ^a   Shanker, Vinay ^b   Gupta, Poonam ^b   Mardi, Kavita ^b  

^a Dr RP Govt Medical College   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Extracutaneous (systemic) sporotrichosis; Fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis; Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis; Multifocal (disseminated) cutaneous sporotrichosis; Sporothrix schenckii

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRURIGO; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SPOROTRICHOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952637937     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.62974     Document Type: Article

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