Herbal medicine induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome: A case report

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-207

  Chowdhury, A D ^a   Oda, M ^b   Markus, A F ^c   Kirita, T ^d   Choudhury, C R ^c,e,f  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^f BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEVER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; LABORATORY TEST; LITERATURE; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REMISSION; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

CHILD; FEVER; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 2642554517     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2004.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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