Scalp demodicidosis mimicking favus in a 6-year-old boy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  García Vargas, Alejandro ^a   Mayorga Rodríguez, Jorge Arturo ^b   Sandoval Tress, Cecilia ^a  

^a Department of Pediatric Dermatology ^*

^b Secretaria de Salud Jalisco   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DEMODEX; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP DEMODICIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 34447335603     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.082     Document Type: Article

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