Disseminated lupus vulgaris

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 500-502

  Gisondi, Paolo ^a   Perez, Marie ^a   Gubinelli, Emanuela ^a   Cocuroccia, Barbara ^a   Fazio, Marcello ^a   Girolomoni, Giampiero ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infectious disease; Lupus vulgaris; Scarring alopecia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NAUSEA; NECK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DEFECT; STAINING; THIGH; THYROIDECTOMY; URINALYSIS; VISCERA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0142215479     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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