Folliculitis: Recognition and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 301-310

  Luelmo Aguilar, Jesús ^a   Santandreu, Mireia Sàbat ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADAPALENE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZELAIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CANTHARIDIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GRISEOFULVIN; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LIQUID PARAFFIN; LITHIUM; MINOCYCLINE; OILATUM; PERMETHRIN; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TERBINAFINE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR;

ACNEIFORM FOLLICULITIS; BACTERIAL FOLLICULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ERUPTION; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGAL FOLLICULITIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFUNDIBULUM; PAPULE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUSTULE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILITIC FOLLICULITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL FOLLICULITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 10644226655     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00003     Document Type: Review

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