Phthiriasis Palpebrarum: A common culprit with uncommon presentation

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Pinckney II, James ^a   Cole, Patrick ^a   Vadapalli, Sangita Patel ^a   Rosen, Ted ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PERMETHRIN; PILOCARPINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FIBROMA; HUMAN; LOUSE; MALE; NIT; PEDICULUS; PHTHIRIASIS PALPEBRARUM; PRURITUS; PUBIC PEDICULOSIS; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYELASH; EYELID DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BLEPHARITIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYELASHES; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PHTHIRUS; PILOCARPINE;

EID: 43749111346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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