Prurigo: Diagnosis and management

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-95

  Wallengren, Joanna ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [2 (5,6,7,8 TETRAHYDRO 5,5,8,8 TETRAMETHYL 2 NAPHTHYL) 1 PROPENYL]BENZOIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CAPSAICIN; CHLOROQUINE; COAL TAR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; DIAZEPAM; ERYTHROMYCIN; LIDOCAINE; MENTHOL; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PIMOZIDE; PSORALEN; SALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TACROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE; TRANQUILIZER;

ATOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONTACT ALLERGY; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMADROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INSECT STING; IRRADIATION; MALABSORPTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PEMPHIGOID; PERCEPTION; PHOCOMELIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; PRURITUS; PSYCHOGENESIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUVA; RASH; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; PRURIGO; PUVA THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2442630400     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200405020-00003     Document Type: Review

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