Treatment issues in the care of patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis

Burns

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 439-442

  Clyde Smoot III, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erthema multiforme; Steroids; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOMENCLATURE; SKIN BIOPSY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; HUMANS;

EID: 0345161611     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00191-0     Document Type: Article

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