Mycetoma clinically masquerading as squamous cell carcinoma

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Momin, Saira B ^a   Richardson, Blakely S ^b   Bryan, Michael G ^c,d,e   del Rosso, James Q ^a,e   Mobini, Narciss ^c  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Mohave Skin and Cancer Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPSONE; FANSIDAR; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE; TERBINAFINE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCETOMA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA; EUMYCETOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSARIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROSCOPY; MYCETOMA; NEUTROPHIL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; SPOROTRICHOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPPURATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77954250869     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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