Co-existence of cutaneous alternariosis and tinea corporis in a renal transplant recipient

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-438

  Zhang, Ya Qin ^a   Xu, Xue Gang ^a,b   Li, Fu Qiu ^a   Wei, Huachen ^c   Chen, Hong Duo ^b   Li, Yuan Hong ^b  

^a THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cutaneous alternariosis; renal transplant; tinea corporis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; TINEA CORPORIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ALTERNARIA; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 79955010089     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.540723     Document Type: Article

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