Cutaneous adverse effects of lithium: Epidemiology and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Yeung, Chi Keung ^a   Chan, Henry Hin Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID; KETOCONAZOLE; LITHIUM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RETINOID; SUCCINATE LITHIUM;

ACNE; ALOPECIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DARIER DISEASE; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ECZEMA; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLICULITIS; GENDER; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PITYRIASIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN ULCER; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LITHIUM; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 1542283649     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405010-00002     Document Type: Review

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