Bullous pemphigoid induced by cephalexin

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 132-135

  Czechowicz, Romuald T ^a,d   Reid, Catherine M ^a   Warren, Lachlan J ^a   Weightman, Warren ^b   Whitehead, Fergus J ^c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug reaction; Immunobullous disease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN; CEFALEXIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PEMPHIGOID; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN ULCER; SORE THROAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CEPHALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035005223     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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