Photosensitivity from pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2 II, 1996, Pages 304-305

  Morimoto, Kohkichi ^a   Kawada, Akira ^a   Hiruma, Masataro ^a   Ishibashi, Akira ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATCH TEST; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030057154     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90654-4     Document Type: Article

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