Treatment of scabies: Comparison of permethrin 5% versus ivermectin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 545-547

  Goldust, Mohamad ^a   Rezaee, Elham ^b   Hemayat, Sevil ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

contagious; oral ivermectin; permethrin 5 ; scabies; skin disease

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PERMETHRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMETHRIN; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861098881     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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