Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis in a patient with endometriosis: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Baptist, Alan P ^a   Baldwin, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; DESLORATADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; HYDROXYZINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MONTELUKAST; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PROGESTERONE DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PATHOGENESIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URTICARIA;

EID: 13844272126     PISSN: 14767961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-2-10     Document Type: Article

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