Ungual hyalohyphomycosis caused by Penicillium citrinum successfully treated with fosravuconazole
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Hiromitsu Noguchi
Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiromitsu Noguchi, Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, 964-1 Uejima, Kashima-machi, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto 861-3106, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
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Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorUtako Kimura
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasataro Hiruma
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
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Department of Veterinary Dermatology, Nihon University College of Bioresource Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Yaguchi
Division of Bio-resources, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKayo Kashiwada-Nakamura
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Hiromitsu Noguchi
Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence
Hiromitsu Noguchi, Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, 964-1 Uejima, Kashima-machi, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto 861-3106, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTadahiko Matsumoto
Noguchi Dermatology Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorUtako Kimura
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasataro Hiruma
Ochanomizu Institute for Medical Mycology and Allergology, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRui Kano
Department of Veterinary Dermatology, Nihon University College of Bioresource Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakashi Yaguchi
Division of Bio-resources, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKayo Kashiwada-Nakamura
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSatoshi Fukushima
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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