Resistant scalp folliculitis secondary to Demodex infestation

Cutis

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 321-324

  Sanfilippo, Angela M ^a   English III, Joseph C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SULFACETAMIDE; SULFUR; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; SCALP;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOLLICULITIS; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; OINTMENTS; SCALP; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFACETAMIDE; SULFUR;

EID: 28844432368     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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