Hepatitis from 5-methoxypsoralen occurring in a patient with previous flucloxacillin hepatitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-219

  Stephens, Robert B ^a,b   Cooper, Alan ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

8 methoxypsoralen; Photochemotherapy; PUVA; Transaminases

Indexed keywords

BERGAPTEN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA;

EID: 0032725399     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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