Psoriasis and radiotherapy: Exacerbation of psoriasis following radiotherapy for carcinoma of the breast (the Koebner phenomenon)

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 192-193

  Charalambous, H ^a,b   Bloomfield, D ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Koebner phenomenon; Psoriasis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INJURY;

EID: 0034210448     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2000.9149     Document Type: Article

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