Lesson of the Week: Allopurinol, erythema multiforme, and renal insufficiency

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7024, 1996, Pages 173-

  Kumar, A ^a   Edward, N ^a   White, M I ^a   Johnston, P W ^a   Catto, G R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CREATININE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERURICEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ALLOPURINOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FATAL OUTCOME; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030064935     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7024.173     Document Type: Article

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