A demodicosis case which responded to systemic ivermectin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-190

  Karincaoglu, Yelda ^a   Miman, Ozlem ^a   Kalayci, Bulent ^a   Aycan, Ozlem Makbule ^a   Atambay, Metin ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN; PILOCARPINE; STEROID; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ADULT; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM; DEMODICIDOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECTOPARASITE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; REMISSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; INFESTATION;

ADULT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS;

EID: 65449163090     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0613     Document Type: Letter

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