Intradermal tests in dermatology-I: Tests for infectious diseases

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 461-465

  Nagar, Rahul ^a   Pande, Sushil ^a   Khopkar, Uday ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDIN; COCCIDIOIDIN; HISTOPLASMIN; LEPROMIN; TRICHOPHYTIN; TUBERCULIN;

ANTHRAX; ANTHRAXIN TEST; BARTONELLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CANDIDIN TEST; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; COCCIDIOIDIN TEST; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DICKS TEST; FOSHAY TEST; FREIS TEST; HISTOPLASMIN SKIN TEST; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; ITO REENSTIERNA TEST; LEISHMANIASIS; LEISHMANIN TEST; LEPROMIN TEST; LEPROSY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MONTENEGRO TEST; ONCHOCERCA SKIN TEST; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ONCOCERCIASIS SKIN TEST; REVIEW; SCARLET FEVER; SKIN INFECTION; TRICHOPHYTIN TEST; TRICHOPHYTON; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ULCUS MOLLE;

EID: 33845938340     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.29351     Document Type: Review

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