Treatment of persistent painful nodules of hidradenitis suppurativa with cryotherapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-244

  Bong, J L ^a   Shalders, K ^b   Saihan, E ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NODULE; SKIN ULCER; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037777941     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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