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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy: A Standard Operating Procedure for the Detection of Demodex Mites at the Eyelid Margin
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Fluorescence-advanced videodermatoscopy characterization of demodex mites: a comparison with reflectance confocal
D Fernandez-Nieto1, G Segurado-Miravalles1, A Gonzalez-Cantero1
1Dermatology Department, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
|September 14, 2020
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