Pityriasis rubra pilaris

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Albert, Michael R ^a   Mackool, Bonnie T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPTERIN; ASCORBIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETINATE; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; RETINOID; RETINOL; STANOZOLOL; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D;

BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CHOICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPEROSTOSIS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PITYRIASIS RUBRA PILARIS;

EID: 0032943990     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00513.x     Document Type: Review

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