The clinical importance of Demodex folliculorum presenting with nonspecific facial signs and symptoms

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 618-626

  Karincaoglu, Yelda ^a,b   Bayram, Nalan ^a   Aycan, Ozlem ^a   Esrefoglu, Muammer ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Demodex folliculorum; Nonspecific facial clinic; Permethrine

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DEMODEX; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM; DENSITY; ERYTHEMA; FACE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAPULE; PARASITE; PATIENT CODING; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SQUAMOUS CELL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 4544381998     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00567.x     Document Type: Article

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