Arthropods in dermatology

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 819-842l

  Steen, Christopher J ^a,b   Carbonaro, Paul A ^a,b   Schwartz, Robert A ^a,b  

^a New Jersey Medical School ^*

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; BENZYL BENZOATE; CALAMINE; CAMPHOR; CANTHARIDIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CROTAMITON; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IVERMECTIN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LINDANE; LYME DISEASE VACCINE; MALATHION; MENTHOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PERMETHRIN; PRAMOCAINE; STEROID; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; VACCINE; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANT; ARACHNID; ARTHROPOD; BEE; CIMEX; COMA; DERMATOLOGY; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG FATALITY; FLEA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITE; INSECT STING; LOUSE; MITE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORPION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SPIDER; TICK; TRAVEL; URTICARIA;

EID: 2542485507     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.12.019     Document Type: Review

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