Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis: Treatment with oophorectomy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 508-511

  Rodenas J M ^a   Herranz, M T ^a   Tercedor, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0031657615     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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