In situ and distant foreign body granulomas caused by silicone. Treatment with allopurinol [2]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1064-1065

  Redondo, P ^a   Del Olmo, J ^a   Alberola, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; FILLER; SILICONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRINKLE;

ALLOPURINOL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SILICONES;

EID: 18944400373     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06525.x     Document Type: Letter

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