A case series and review of sporotrichosis in sikkim

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 603-608

  Bhutia, Pema Yoden ^a   Gurung, Shrijana ^a   Yegneswaran, Prakash Peralam ^b   Pradhan, Jagat ^a   Pradhan, Uttam ^a   Peggy, Tshering ^a   Pradhan, Prakash Kumar ^a   Bhutia, Chewang Doma ^a  

^a Sir Thotub Namgyal Memorial Hospital   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis; Potassium iodide; Sikkim; Sporothrix schenckii

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; PRURITUS; SIKKIM; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 80051745472     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1305     Document Type: Article

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