Oral ivermectin treatment in two cases of scabies: Effective in crusted scabies induced by corticosteroid but ineffective in nail scabies

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 411-416

  Ohtaki, Noriko ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroko ^a   Ohtomo, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a Kudanzaka Hospital   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crusted scabies; Ivermectin; Lindane ( BHC); Nail scabies; Scabies

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BENZOATE; CELESTAMINE; CELTECT; CROTAMITON; HYDROXYZINE; IVERMECTIN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LINDANE; OXATOMIDE; PETROLATUM; SULFUR; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LD 50; MALE; MORTALITY; NAIL DISEASE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SIDE EFFECT; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038321293     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00408.x     Document Type: Article

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