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Onychomycosis caused by Fusarium sp in Sri Lanka: Prevalence, clinical features and response to itraconazole pulse therapy in six cases

Ranthilaka R. Ranawaka Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Galle, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nelun de Silva Department of Microbiology, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
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Ramya W. Ragunathan Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka
Pages 308-312 | Received 25 Aug 2007, Accepted 24 Jan 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Ranthilaka R. Ranawaka, Ajith Nagahawatte, Thusitha Aravinda Gunasekara, Hema S. Weerakoon & S. H. Padmal de Silva. (2016) Randomized, double-blind, comparative study on efficacy and safety of itraconazole pulse therapy and terbinafine pulse therapy on nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis: A study with 90 patients. Journal of Dermatological Treatment 27:4, pages 364-372.
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