Doxycycline-induced photo-onycholysis

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 386-387

  Rabar, Didier ^a   Combemale, Patrick ^a   Peyron, François ^b  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; ONYCHOLYSIS; PHOTOONYCHOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PHOTOTOXICITY; SUN EXPOSURE; TRAVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 10344229901     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2004.19210     Document Type: Article

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