Azathioprine as a corticosteroid sparing agent for the treatment of dermatitis caused by the weed Parthenium

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-32

  Verma, Kaushal K ^a   Manchanda, Yashpal ^a   Pasricha, J S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Contact dermatitis; Parthenium; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 0033952220     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155500750012487     Document Type: Article

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