Rapid resolution of toxic epidermal necrolysis with anti-TNF-α treatment [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 923-924

  Hunger, Robert E ^a   Hunziker, Thomas ^a   Buettiker, Urs ^a   Braathen, Lasse R ^a   Yawalkar, Nikhil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DICLOFENAC; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 25844469530     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.06.029     Document Type: Letter

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