The clinical features and management of actinic prurigo: A retrospective study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 183-187

  Lestarini, D ^a   Khoo, L S W ^a   Khoo, Lawrence S W ^a   Goh, C L ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Actinic prurigo; Clinical features; Treatment; Tropics

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE; PSORALEN; THALIDOMIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PAPULE; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PUVA; SKIN NODULE; SUN EXPOSURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 0032847890     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1999.tb00082.x     Document Type: Article

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