Efficacy of transdermal nicotine patches for eosinophilic pustular folliculitis [8]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1074-1075

  Kanekura, T ^a   Mera, Y ^a   Mera, K ^a   Saruwatari, H ^a   Kanzaki, T ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN FARNESIL; NICOTINE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COLD PERSPIRATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHIL PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TINGLING; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EOSINOPHILIA; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; NICOTINE;

EID: 18944397954     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06564.x     Document Type: Letter

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