A practical approach to common skin problems in returning travellers

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-146

  O'Brien, Brigid M ^a  

^a Worldwise Traveller's Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dermatoses; Infection; Skin; Travellers; Tropical disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMONY; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; DOXYCYCLINE; IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; STEROID; TERBINAFINE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BITE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENGUE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INSECT BITE; LABORATORY TEST; MORBIDITY; MYIASIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RABIES; RASH; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SCABIES; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUNGIASIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; TRAVEL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 67349263429     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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