Severe acne as a side effect of propranolol and nadolol in a migraineur

Headache

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 758-760

  Bajwa, Zahid H ^a,b   Sami, Naveed ^a   Flory, Christy ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Beta adrenergic antagonists; Beta blockers; Migraine; Nadolol; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033392973     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1999.3910758.x     Document Type: Article

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