Invasive cutaneous Trichophyton shoenleinii infection in an immunosuppressed patient

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1266-1269

  Dan, Petronius ^a   Rawi, Ramadan ^a   Hanna, Sprecher ^a   Reuven, Bergman ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUNCH BIOPSY; REMISSION; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON SHOENLEINII; TRICHOPHYTOSIS;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ITRACONAZOLE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TINEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 80053217541     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04458.x     Document Type: Article

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