Blister beetle periorbital dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis in Tanzania

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 883-885

  Poole, T R G ^a,b  

^a Kilimanjaro Christian   (Tanzania)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blister beetle; Dermatitis; Keratoconjunctivitis; Nairobi Fly

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TANZANIA;

EID: 0031728497     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.223     Document Type: Article

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