Meloxicam in acute UV dermatitis - A pilot study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 167-169

  Bayerl, C ^a,c   Pagung, R ^b   Jung, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute UV dermatitis; Cyclooxygenase 2; Meloxicam; Minimal erythema dose

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031791785     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1998.tb00037.x     Document Type: Article

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