Life-threatening erythroderma: Diagnosing and treating the "red man"

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 206-217

  Rothe, Marti Jill ^a   Bernstein, Megan L ^a   Grant Kels, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMIODARONE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; AZTREONAM; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROXURIDINE; CAPTOPRIL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOPLATIN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CIMETIDINE; CISPLATIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLODRONIC ACID; CLOFAZIMINE; CODEINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; STEROID; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HIGH OUTPUT HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUTRITION; OAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARE; THERMOREGULATION; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 15744364908     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.06.018     Document Type: Article

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