Effectiveness of ammonium solution in relieving type I mosquito bite symptoms: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-298

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Packman, Elias W ^b   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Mosquito allergy; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; SUN EXPOSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOLUTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031846257     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598441918     Document Type: Article

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