Crusted scabies of the scalp in dermatomyositis patients: three cases treated with oral ivermectin

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-234

  Dourmishev, Assen L ^a   Serafimova, Dimitrina K ^a   Dourmishev, Lyubomir A ^a   Mualla, Mohamed A ^a   Papaharalambous, Velitchka ^a   Malchevsky, Tichomir ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BENZYL BENZOATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROTAMITON; IVERMECTIN; MK 0933; PERMETHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MITE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRURITUS; RELAPSE; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SCALP;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; SCABIES; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 0031935188     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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