Ajoene and 5-fluorouracil in the topical treatment of Cladophialophora carrionii chromoblastomycosis in humans: A comparative open study

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 517-520

  Pérez Blanco, Maigualida ^a   Valles, Rosaura Hernández ^a   Zeppenfeldt, G Fernández ^a   Apitz Castro, R ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Ajoene; Chromoblastomycosis; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUAGEL; AJOENE; DRUG VEHICLE; FLUOROURACIL; ITRACONAZOLE; NIVEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CLADOPHIALOPHORA CARRIONII; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; OPEN STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN SCAR;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; DISULFIDES; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CLADOPHIALOPHORA CARRIONII; FUNGI;

EID: 9144266490     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001616519     Document Type: Article

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