Oral ivermectin in the treatment of scabies

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 926-928

  Elmogy, Mohammed ^a   Fayed, Hassan ^a   Marzok, Hamdy ^a   Rashad, Aml ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; PERMETHRIN;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

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

EID: 0033457334     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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