Fixed drug eruption following metronidazole therapy and the use of topical provocation testing in diagnosis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 464-466

  Short, K A ^a   Salisbury, J R ^a   Fuller, L C ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELLING AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0036411749     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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