Four cases of infantile nodular scabies: The usefulness of dermoscopy for in vivo detection of scabies

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-89

  Kim, Su Han ^a   Ko, Hyun Chang ^a   Kim, Sung Jun ^a   Kim, Moon Bum ^a   Oh, Chang Keun ^a   Kwon, Kyung Sool ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Nodular scabies

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549129362     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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