New reasons for histopathological nail-clipping examination in the diagnosis of onychomycosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-237

  Wilsmann Theis, D ^a   Sareika, F ^a   Bieber, T ^a   Schmid Wendtner, M H ^a   Wenzel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

diagnosis; onychomycosis; PAS microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; NAIL CLIPPING; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650986354     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03704.x     Document Type: Article

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