Successful treatment with doxycycline and nicotinamide of two cases of persistent pemphigoid gestationis

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 143-146

  Amato, L ^a   Coronella, G ^a   Berti, S ^a   Gallerani, I ^a   Moretti, S ^a   Fabbri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doxycycline; Nicotinamide; Persistent pemphigoid gestationis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; METHOTREXATE; NICOTINAMIDE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; RITODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEMPHIGOID; PEMPIGOID GESTATIONIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIACINAMIDE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036736854     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630260199514     Document Type: Article

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