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- Title
Ivermectin: pharmacology and application in dermatology.
- Authors
Dourmishev, Assen L; Dourmishev, Lyubomir A; Schwartz, Robert A
- Abstract
Ivermectin is a synthetic derivative of the antiparasitic class of compounds known as avermectins. It is a macrolide endectocide with activity against both endoparasites with cutaneous tropism (Strongyloides stercoralis, Ancylostoma braziliense, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Dermatobia hominis, Filaria bancrofti, Wucheria malayi, Onchocerca volvulus, Loa-loa) and ectoparasites such as Sarcoptes scabies, Pediculus humanus, Demodex folliculorum, and Cheyletiella sp. Ivermectin is of great interest in the treatment of patients with different forms of scabies, head lice, demodecidosis, cutaneous larva migrans, cutaneous larva currens, myiasis, and filariasis.
- Publication
International journal of dermatology, 2005, Vol 44, Issue 12, p981
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02253.x