Childhood-onset porphyria cutanea tarda: Successful therapy with low- dose hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 5 II, 1998, Pages 810-814

  Bruce, A J ^a   Ahmed, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COPROPORPHYRIN; FERRITIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IRON; PORPHYRIN; STEROID; UROPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031924970     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(98)70464-5     Document Type: Article

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