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Treatment of human scabies with oral ivermectin

Tratamento da sarna humana com ivermectina oral

Thirty-eight patients with scabies (21 males and 17 females) received oral ivermectin in two doses of 200 <FONT FACE="Symbol">m</FONT>g/kg at 7 days interval. Excellent results were achieved in 29 cases (76.34%), improvement in 6 (15.78%) and poor responses in 3 (7.88%). Tolerance was satisfactory-excellent in 32 patients (84.2%). The effectiveness and safety of the drug described in previous studies are confirmed by the present results.

Ivermectin; Scabies; Treatment


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