The significance of Demodex folliculorum density in rosacea

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 421-425

  Erbaǧci, Zülal ^a   Özgöztaşi, Orhan ^a,b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; ROSACEA; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; ROSACEA;

EID: 2642692725     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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