Toxocariasis and wells’ syndrome: A causal relationship?

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-328

  Hurhi, M A ^a   Gerbig, A W ^a   Braathen, L R ^a   Hunziker, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Toxocariasis; Wells syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; WELLS SYNDROME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CELLULITIS; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; SYNDROME; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 0031474520     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245981     Document Type: Article

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