Cutaneous manifestations of alcohol abuse

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 1-18

  Smith, Kimberly E ^b   Fenske, Neil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; COLESTYRAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HEMOSIDERIN; HEPARIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MELANIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NORETHANDROLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; RETINOL; SELENIUM; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMADROME; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; DYSCHONDROSTEOSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MOUTH DISEASE; NAIL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0034235974     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.104512     Document Type: Review

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