Nodular skin lesion in a returning traveler

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-231

  Siraj, Dawd S ^a,b   Luczkovich, Joseph ^c  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

K Y JELLY; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOBIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; PALPATION; PAPULE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INCISION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN NODULE; TRAVEL;

EID: 24944449027     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2005.12411     Document Type: Article

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