Efficacy and tolerance of oral ivermectin in scabies

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-251

  Dourmishev, Assen ^a   Serafimova, Dimitrina ^a   Dourmishev, Lyubomir ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Ivermectin; Oral treatment; Scabies

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCABIES;

EID: 0032406931     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(98)00075-0     Document Type: Article

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