Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1024-1027 , December 2009

Microscopically differentiating dermatophytes from sock fibers

  • Abraar Karan

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
    • ,
  • Ali Alikhan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ali Alikhan, MD, 3605 Paseo Primario/ Calabasas, CA 91302.
    • ,
  • Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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  2. Nunley KS, Cornelius L. Current management of onychomycosis. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2008;33:1211–1214
  3. Karimzadegan-Nia M, Mir-Amin-Mohammadi A, Bouzari N, Firooz A. (2007). Comparison of direct smear, culture and histology for the diagnosis of onychomycosis. Australas J Dermatol. 2007;48:18–21

 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(08)01439-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.010

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1024-1027 , December 2009

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