Modern external beam radiation therapy for refractory dissecting cellulitis of the scalp

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 777-779

  Chinnaiyan, P ^a   Tena, L B ^b   Brenner, M J ^c   Welsh, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissecting cellulitis; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTING CELLULITIS OF THE SCALP; ELECTRON; ESTHETICS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; SCALP; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CELLULITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; RADIOTHERAPY; SCALP DERMATOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644415730     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06536.x     Document Type: Article

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