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A rare case of chromoblastomycosis in a renal transplant recipient caused by a non-sporulating species of Rhytidhysteron

Anuradha Chowdhary Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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J. Guarro Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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H. S. Randhawa Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Gené Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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J. Cano Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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R. K. Jain Departments of Dermatology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Sunil Kumar Departments of Dermatology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Geetika Khanna Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Pages 163-166 | Received 24 May 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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