Cantharidin for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum: A prospective, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 440-449

  Coloe Dosal, Jacquelyn ^a,b   Stewart, Paul W ^c   Lin, Ja An ^c   Williams, Christianna S ^b   Morrell, Dean S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; PLACEBO; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

CANTHARIDIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; NORTH CAROLINA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904542990     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01810.x     Document Type: Article

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