An outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in a suburban hospital in South India: A report of 123 cases and review of literature

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-300

  Gnanaraj, Pushpa ^a   Venugopal, V ^a   Mozhi, M Kuzhal ^a   Pandurangan, C N ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHILD; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAEDERUS DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUSTULE; RICE; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VESICULAR RASH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 34447333392     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.982     Document Type: Article

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