Cutaneous drug reactions to piroxicam

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-

  Vasconcelos, Christina ^a   Magina, Sofia ^a   Quirino, Paula ^a   Barros, Maria Antónia ^a   Mesquita Guimarães, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Fixed drug eruption; Lyell's syndrome; Medicaments; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Photosensitivity; Piroxicam; Positive lesional patch test; Positive photopatch test; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; THIOMERSAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PATCH TEST; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; TIME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PIROXICAM; VASCULITIS, ALLERGIC CUTANEOUS;

EID: 15444346565     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05876.x     Document Type: Article

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