Benign familial pemphigus: Little benefit from superficial radiotherapy

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-308

  Roos, Daniel E ^a   Reid, Catherine M ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hailey Hailey disease; Radiation therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CEFALEXIN; DAPSONE; ETRETIN; MINOCYCLINE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PERINEUM; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS, BENIGN FAMILIAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0036436831     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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