Onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-236

  Kim, Dong Min ^a   Lee, Myung Hoon ^a   Suh, Moo Kyu ^a   Ha, Gyoung Yim ^b   Kim, Heesoo ^c   Choi, Jong Soo ^d  

^a Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chaetomium; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878542125     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.2.232     Document Type: Article

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