Toxic epidermal necrolysis-like reaction secondary to colchicine overdose

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 581-588

  Arroyo, M P ^a   Sanders, S ^a   Yee, H ^a   Schwartz, D ^a   Kamino, H ^a   Strober, B E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colchicine; Overdose; Skin; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; COLCHICINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; GOUT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; COLCHICINE; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; EPIDERMIS; FATAL OUTCOME; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1842454264     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05838.x     Document Type: Article

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