Intralesional steroids reduce inflammation from extravasated chemotherapeutic agents [10]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 680-682

  Whang, S W ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Elias, P M ^b   Feingold, K R ^b   Choi, E H ^c   Ahn, Sung Ku ^c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BISANTRENE; CARMUSTINE; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; DACARBAZINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IFOSFAMIDE; MITHRAMYCIN; MITOMYCIN; NAVELBINE; STEROID; TENIPOSIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAVASATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LETTER; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFLAMMATION; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0035788757     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04439.x     Document Type: Letter

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