Systemic vasculitis associated with long-term phenytoin therapy

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1084, 1999, Pages 100-

  Holt, Paul ^a  

^a Grey Hospital   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; SEIZURE; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYTOIN; TIME FACTORS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0344141533     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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