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Ringworm of the Skin - References

Citations

  1. Adams BB (2002). Tinea corporis gladiatorum. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, 47(2): 286–290.

  2. American Public Health Association (2004). Dermatophytosis. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th ed., pp. 152–159. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

  3. Hirschmann JV (2006). Fungal, bacterial, and viral infections of the skin. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 7. New York: WebMD.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Tinea corporis (ringworm of the body). In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 656–657. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  • Landry GL, et al. (2004). Herpes and tinea in wrestling: Managing outbreaks, knowing when to disqualify. Physician and Sportsmedicine, 32(10): 34–44. Available online: http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2004/1004/landry.htm.

  • Nelson MM, et al. (2003). Superficial fungal infections: Dermatophytosis, onychomycosis, tinea nigra, piedra. In IM Freedburg et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1989–2005. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Last Updated: April 19, 2007
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