Drug induced blistering and the plastic surgeon: A case of amitriptyline induced skin necrosis

Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 768-770

  Fogarty, Brendan J ^a   Khan, Khalid ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drugs; Skin grafts; Skin necrosis; Wound repair

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EXCISION; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DRUG ERUPTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0032725257     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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