Remission of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) with colchicine monotherapy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-119

  Arora, Komal Pahuja ^a   Sachdeva, Bharti ^a   Singh, Navjeevan ^a   Bhattacharya, Sambit Nath ^a  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita; Treatment resistant

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REMISSION; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 15744380170     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00727.x     Document Type: Article

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