Successful treatment of pain in two patients with cutaneous leiomyomata with the oral alpha-1 adrenoceptor antagonist, doxazosin [4]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 775-776

  Batchelor, R J ^a   Lyon, C C ^a   Highet, A S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; DOXAZOSIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS LEIOMYOMATA; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; DOXAZOSIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342626018     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0007-0963.2004.05880.x     Document Type: Letter

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