Photosensitive lichenoid reaction to torsemide-a loop diuretic

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 930-931

  Byrd, David R ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TORASEMIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIURETIC THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SKIN BIOPSY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030777418     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.10.930     Document Type: Article

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