Clinical profile of molluscum contagiosum in children versus adults

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Laxmisha, Chandrashekar ^a   Thappa, Devinder M ^a   Jaisankar, Telanseri J ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NECK; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEX RATIO; TRUNK; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE; INDIA; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NECK; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2342649492     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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