Pityriasis versicolor on penile shaft in a renal transplant recipient

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-347

  Ryu, Han Won ^a   Cho, Jae We ^a   Lee, Kyu Suk ^a,b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised patient; Penis; Tinea versicolor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864338062     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.345     Document Type: Article

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