Mycetoma of the foot caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in an immunocompetent traveler

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 331-332

  Chazan, Bibiana ^a   Colodner, Raul ^a   Polacheck, Itzhack ^b   Shoufani, Aziz ^a   Rozenman, Dganit ^a   Raz, Raul ^a,c  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYLINDROCARPON; CYLINDROCARPON LICHENICOLA; EROSION; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; FUSARIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYCETOMA; TRAVEL;

EID: 8344242908     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19110     Document Type: Article

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