Pulse corticosteroid therapy for cutaneous diseases: Efficacy and side-effects

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-159

  Kerdel, F A ^a,b   Flores, J ^a   Kirsner, R S ^a   Falanga, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Cutaneous diseases; Pulse therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHILIA MYALGIA SYNDROME; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030748955     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546639709160511     Document Type: Article

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