Evaluation of the efficacy of oral ivermectin in comparison with ivermectin-metronidazole combined therapy in the treatment of ocular and skin lesions of Demodex folliculorum

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Salem, Doaa Abdel Badie ^a   El shazly, Atef ^a   Nabih, Nairmen ^a   El Bayoumy, Youssef ^a   Saleh, Sameh ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blepharitis; Demodex; Ivermectin; Metronidazole; Skin lesions

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM; DRUG EFFICACY; EYELASH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER EYELID; MALE; PERIORAL DERMATITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; ROSACEA;

ACARI; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS; PARASITE LOAD; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876095181     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.022     Document Type: Article

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