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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst caused by Pyrenochaeta romeroi

H. Badali *CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine/Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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J. Chander Departments of Microbiology
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N. Gulati Departments of Microbiology
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A. Attri General Surgery
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R. Chopra Pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India—16 0030
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M. J. Najafzadeh *CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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S. Chhabra Pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India—16 0030
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J. F. G. M. Meis Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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G. S. de Hoog *CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ˆPeking University Health Science Center, Research Center for Medical Mycology, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 763-768 | Received 17 Aug 2009, Accepted 26 Oct 2009, Published online: 08 Jan 2010

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