Bed bugs, leeches and hookworm larvae in the skin

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-290

  Heukelbach, Jorg ^a   Hengge, Ulrich R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CIMEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LARVA; LEECH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; HUMANS; LARVA MIGRANS; LEECHES;

EID: 64149121469     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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