Chronic urticaria due to Blastocystis hominis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-119

  Gupta, Ritu ^a,b   Parsi, Kurosh ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bufexamac; Contact urticaria; Diarrhoea; Hives; Intestinal parasite; Non steroidal anti inflammatory cream

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUFEXAMAC; CEFALEXIN; CETIRIZINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DICLOXACILLIN; LIDOCAINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARADERM PLUS; PREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMOGRAPHISM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; BUFEXAMAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33645501587     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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