Outpatient management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome: A report of four cases and management strategy

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Noskin, Gary A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DELAVIRDINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRURITUS; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; URTICARIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 0030998078     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/108854197778612826     Document Type: Article

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