Sarcoidosis and pyoderma gangrenosum: An exceptional association. The role of trauma and immunosuppressive agents

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-99

  Herrero, J E ^a   Mascaro Jr J M ^a   Llambrich, A ^a   Herrero, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Pyoderma gangrenosum; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEG ULCER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; PANNICULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUSTULE; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INJURY; SKIN NODULE; ULCER HEALING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; WOUND HEALING;

CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEG INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 13944274967     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01077.x     Document Type: Article

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