Vitiligo in association with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 456-458

  Antony, F C ^a   Marsden, R A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; ITRACONAZOLE; METHOXSALEN; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLICULITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUVA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VITILIGO;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUVA THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 0037929958     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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