Ivermectin treatment of three cases of demodecidosis during human immunodeficiency virus infection

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1066-1068

  Clyti, Emmanuel ^a   Nacher, M ^a   Sainte Marie, D ^a   Pradinaud, R ^a   Couppie, P ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; BENZYL BENZOATE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NELFINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; STAVUDINE; TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEMODECIDOSIS; DEMODEX; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFESTATION; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCABIES; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748257070     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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