Azithromycin eruption in infectious mononucleosis: A proposed mechanism of interaction

Cutis

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-166

  Schissel, Daniel J ^a   Singer, Darrel ^b   David Bajar, Kathleen ^c  

^a Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^b 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; HYDROXYZINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG ERUPTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROXYZINE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 0034146363     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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