Stevens-Johnson syndrome resulting from whole-brain radiation and phenytoin

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-34

  Cockey, George H ^a,c   Amann, Stephen T ^a   Reents, Stan B ^b   Lynch Jr , James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sun Center West   (United States)

^c Capital Health Plan   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenytoin; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Whole brain radiation

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEIZURE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMOPREVENTION; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN; SEIZURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 0030061047     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199602000-00007     Document Type: Article

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