Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp with associated spondylarthropathy: Case report and review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 689-691

  Salim, A ^a   David, J ^b   Holder, J ^c  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acne; Arthritis; Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IBUPROFEN; ISOTRETINOIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISOLONE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACNE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP DERMATOSES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES;

EID: 0242624566     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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