Photoaccentuated erythroderma associated with CD4+ T lymphocytopenia: Successful treatment with 5-methoxypsoralen and UVA, interferon alfa-2b, and extracorporeal photopheresis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2 II, 1996, Pages 291-294

  Wolf, Peter ^a   Müllegger, Robert ^a   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^a   Aigner, Reingard ^a   Fueger, Gerhard ^a   Höfler, Gerald ^a   Derbaschnig, Johann ^a   Kerl, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; BERGAPTEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CIMETIDINE; METHOXSALEN; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHRODERMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0030035806     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90651-9     Document Type: Article

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