Recurrent erythema nodosum associated with echinacea herbal therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 298-299

  Lee Soon, Seaver ^a,b   Crawford, Richard I ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; LORATADINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHINACEA; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHINITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0035110636     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.112219     Document Type: Article

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