Delusions of parasitosis of the eyelids

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-319

  Trager, Michelle J ^a   Hwang, Thomas N ^a   McCulley, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLONAZEPAM; PERMETHRIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SECONDARY INFECTION; DELUSION; DRUG COMBINATION; EYE INFECTION; EYELID DISEASE; INFESTATION; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; DELUSIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL CELLULITIS; SELF MUTILATION;

EID: 48849091478     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31817e8ae3     Document Type: Article

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