Diagnosis and treatment of actinic prurigo

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-44

  Hojyo Tomoka, María Teresa ^a   Vega Memije, María Elisa ^a   Cortes Franco, Roberto ^a   Domínguez Soto, Luciano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Actinic prurigo; Photosensitivity; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HLA ANTIGEN; SUNSCREEN; THALIDOMIDE;

ACTINIC PRURIGO; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCREASED APPETITE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; POLYMORPHIC LIGHT ERUPTION; PRURIGO; RADIATION PROTECTION; RASH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SOLAR RADIATION; SOMNOLENCE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PRURIGO; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 0037948323     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01606.x     Document Type: Review

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