Treatment of human scabies with oral ivermectin
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
41(4): 259-61, July-Aug. 1999.
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in English
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| ID: lil-246837
ABSTRACT
Thirty-eight patients with scabies (21 males and 17 females) received oral ivermectin in two doses of 200 mu/kg at 7 days interval. Excellent results were achieved in 29 cases (76.34 percent), improvement in 6 (15.78 percent) and poor responses in 3 (7.88 percent). Tolerance was satisfactory-excellent in 32 patients (84.2 percent). The effectiveness and safety of the drug described in previous studies are confirmed by the present results
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Main subject:
Scabies
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Ivermectin
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Insecticides
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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