O'Brien's actinic granuloma in association with prolonged doxycycline phototoxicity

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-70

  Lim, Davin S ^a,c   Triscott, Joe ^b  

^a Royal Australian Air Force   (Australia)

^b QML Pathology   (Australia)

^c MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug photosensitivity; Elastase; Malaria prophylaxis; O'Brien's granuloma; Ultraviolet A

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; DOXYCYCLINE; MICONAZOLE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTINIC GRANULOMA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALARIA; MALE; PAPULE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PHOTOTOXICITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; BETAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; NECK; SKIN DISEASES; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0037327991     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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