High incidence of demodicidosis in eyelid basal cell carcinomas

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 567-571

  Erbagci, Zülal ^a   Erbagci, Ibrahim ^a   Erkiliç, Suna ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMODEX; DEMODICIDOSIS; EYELASH; EYELID CARCINOMA; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; EYELID NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0038268803     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01928.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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