A case of toxic epidermal necrolysis-type drug eruption induced by oral lysozyme chloride

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 401-404

  Kobayashi, Miwa ^a   Yamamoto, Osamu ^b   Yasuda, Hiroshi ^b   Asahi, Masakazu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lymphocyte stimulation test (LST); Lysozyme chloride; Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Indexed keywords

BENFOTIAMINE; BETAMETHASONE; CAFFEINE; CLEMASTINE; GUAIACOL; LYSOZYME CHLORIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NOSCAPINE; PARACETAMOL; SHIN RURU A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG ERUPTION; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALAISE; MALE; PAIN; REMISSION; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

EID: 0033922720     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02191.x     Document Type: Article

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