Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms caused by topical application of mercury [8]

Dermatology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 381-382

  Tschanz, C ^a   Prins, C ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mercurochrome; Mercury; Merfen orange

Indexed keywords

MERBROMIN; MERCURY; PHENYLMERCURIC BORATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG ERUPTION; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; STOMATITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MERBROMIN; MERCURY;

EID: 0034518595     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051567     Document Type: Letter

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