Recognition and management of common ectoparasitic diseases in travelers

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Davis, Rosie F ^a,c   Johnston, Graham A ^a   Sladden, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parasitic infections, general

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZYL BENZOATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROTAMITON; DOXYCYCLINE; IVERMECTIN; MALATHION; PENICILLIN G; PERMETHRIN; SULFUR; TIABENDAZOLE;

AFRICAN TICK BITE FEVER; ARACHNID; BLEEDING; BLISTER; BORRELIA INFECTION; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CIMEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOBIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; FURNITURE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INSECT BITE; LYME DISEASE; MYIASIS; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SAND; SAND FLEA; SARCOPTES; SCABIES; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TRAVEL; TUMBU FLY; TUNGIASIS;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS; HUMANS; LICE; MITES; MYIASIS; SCABIES; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TRAVEL;

EID: 58849100841     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0128071-200910010-00001     Document Type: Review

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