Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis in a girdled lizard (Cordylus giganteus) caused by the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii and successful treatment with voriconazole

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-433

  Hellebuyck, Tom ^a   Baert, Kris ^a   Pasmans, Frank ^a   Van Waeyenberghe, Lieven ^a   Beernaert, Lies ^a   Chiers, Koen ^a   De Backer, Patrick ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a   Martel, An ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRYSOSPORIUM; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; LIZARD; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; LIZARDS; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; CORDYLUS GIGANTEUS; NANNIZZIOPSIS VRIESII; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954371520     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2010.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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