Scabies in a 2-month-old infant successfully treated with lindane

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-202

  Jin, Seon Pil ^a   Choi, Ji Eun ^a   Won, Chong Hyun ^a   Cho, Soyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infant; Lindane; Scabies

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449136340     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.2.200     Document Type: Article

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