Treatment of relapsing idiopathic nodular panniculitis with clofazimine [12]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 582-583

  Abuzahra, F ^a   Kovacs, S ^a   Beermann, T ^a   Merk, H F ^a   Frank, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLOROQUINE; CLOFAZIMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAPSONE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEBER CHRISTIAN PANNICULITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARM; CLOFAZIMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANNICULITIS, NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE;

EID: 17444387974     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06446.x     Document Type: Letter

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