Allopurinol: A therapeutic alternative for disseminated cutaneous sarcoidosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 307-309

  Brechtel, B ^a   Haas, N ^a   Henz, B M ^a   Kolde, G ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLOROQUINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029902128     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb01168.x     Document Type: Article

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