Cutaneous onchocercoma

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-172

  Okulicz, Jason F ^a,b   Stibich, Adam S ^a,b   Elston, Dirk M ^a,b   Schwartz, Robert A ^a,b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOCARZINE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; SURAMIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MYALGIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATCH TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINURIA; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SIMULIUM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; VOMITING; YEMEN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPTERA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 1842592024     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02279.x     Document Type: Article

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