Treatment of refractory hand warts by isolated limb infusion with melphalan and actinomycin D

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 106-109

  Damian, Diona L ^a   Barnetson, Ross St C ^a   Rose, Barbara R ^a   Bonenkamp, Johannes J ^b   Thompson, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dacarbazine; Human papillomavirus; Intra arterial chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; CREATINE KINASE; DACTINOMYCIN; MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DACTINOMYCIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MELPHALAN; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARTS;

EID: 0035022607     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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