Two cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome: Toxic epidermal necrolysis possibly induced by amifostine during radiotherapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1072-1073

  Lale Atahan, I ^a   Ozyar E ^a   Sahin, S ^b   Yildiz, F ^a   YalCin B ^b   Karaduman, A ^b  

^a Departments of Radiation Oncology   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PREDNISONE; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMIFOSTINE; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 0033730340     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03847.x     Document Type: Article

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