A tourist with tungiasis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-344

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Woo, Tom ^a   Robson, William Lane M ^b   Trotter, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Department of Pediatric Urology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; METRIFONATE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCISION; FLEA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TUNGIASIS;

EID: 34548309357     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061246     Document Type: Article

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