Toxic epidermal necrolysis. A widespread, life-threatening blistering reaction

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 29-30

  Watanakunakorn, Paul ^a   Brodell, Robert T ^b,c,d  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033993448     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.04.1015     Document Type: Article

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