Paederus dermatitis in northern Iran: A report of 156 cases

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 608-612

  Zargari, Omid ^a,b   Kimyai Asadi, Arash ^a,b   Fathalikhani, Fateme ^a,b   Panahi, Mehdi ^a,b  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEDERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; BEETLE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DESQUAMATION; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; PUSTULE; SKIN DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRANS; SEASONS;

EID: 0041386294     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01771.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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