Escharotic agents, Fred Mohs, and Harry Hoxsey

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 522-524

  Elston, Dirk M ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY SULFIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; ARSENIC SULFIDE; BERBERIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; CASCARA SAGRADA; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FRANGULA EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POKEWEED EXTRACT; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; STILLINGIA SYLVATICA EXTRACT; SULFIDE; TALC; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM AMERICANUM EXTRACT; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARCTIUM; BERBERIS; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POKEWEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SCAR; STILLINGIA SYLVATICA; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 23944526649     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.04.091     Document Type: Editorial

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