Topical treatment of molluscum contagiosum with imiquimod 5% cream in Turkish children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-405

  Arican, Ozer ^a,b  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Imiquimod; Molluscum contagiosum; Treatment

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD;

ADOLESCENT; APPLICATION SITE BURNING; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; APPLICATION SITE PRURITUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EROSION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; AMINOQUINOLINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM;

EID: 33746393769     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02229.x     Document Type: Article

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