Mosquito bite therapy: Evidenced-based

Exogenous Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 332-338

  Modjtahedi, Bobeck S ^a   Modjtahedi, Sara P ^a   Mansury, Ahmad M ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistamine; Homeopathic gel; Humans, mosquito bites; Hypersensitivity; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CAMPHOR; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EBASTINE; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFLORA EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LEDUM PALUSTRE EXTRACT; LORATADINE; PAPAVERINE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PRAMOCAINE; PRIMROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA URENS EXTRACT;

ATAXIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL GRIMACING; GEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITE; LEDUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSQUITO; MOSQUITO BITE; MYDRIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; URINE RETENTION; URTICA URENS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33745232386     PISSN: 14244616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093650     Document Type: Review

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