The use of corticosteroids in the management of herpes zoster

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 224-228

  MacFarlane, Lori L ^a   Simmons, Melissa M ^b   Hunter, Melissa H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSPEPSIA; EDEMA; HEMATEMESIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RASH; REVIEW; VIRUS LATENCY;

EID: 0032420804     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-11-3-224     Document Type: Review

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