Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia complicating methotrexate treatment of pityriasis rubra pilaris

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 276-278

  Duncan, K O ^a   Imaeda, S ^a   Milstone, L M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031820250     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70088-X     Document Type: Article

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