Successful treatment of recalcitrant acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau with adalimumab and acitretin [4]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 445-446

  Tobin, A M ^a   Kirby, Brian ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETRETIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; PUSTULE;

ACITRETIN; ACRODERMATITIS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 24144494245     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06759.x     Document Type: Letter

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