Cutaneous Strongyloides stercoralis infection: An unusual presentation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2 B, 2003, Pages 157-160

  Ly, Micki N ^a   Bethel, Shauna L ^a   Usmani, Arif S ^a   Lambert, David R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TIABENDAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN PENETRATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0042634259     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.338     Document Type: Article

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