Successful treatment of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau by the tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor infliximab (Remicade®) [10]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 379-380

  Mang, R ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Stege, H ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACRODERMATITIS; ACRODERMATITIS CONTINUA OF HALLOPEAU; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SIDE EFFECT;

ACRODERMATITIS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR, TYPE II; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR DECOY RECEPTORS;

EID: 1542402002     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2003.05761.x     Document Type: Letter

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