Sweet's syndrome in a skin clinic in Singapore: An epidemiology study

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-227

  Goh, C L ^a   Alora, M ^a   Kohar, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

acute neutrophilic febrile dermatoses; leukaemia; nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SWEET'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0029896124     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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