Primary varicella infection associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a Turkish child

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 745-750

  Bay, Ali ^a   Akdeniz, Necmettin ^a,b   Çalka, Ömer ^a   Kösem, Mustafa ^a   Öner, Ahmet Faik ^a   Doǧan, Murat ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Hafiziye Mh Ara tirma Hastanesi Arkasi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Chickenpox; Child; Hydroxyzine; Paracetamol; Stevens Johnson syndrome; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; GLYCEROL; HYDROXYZINE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LABORATORY TEST; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SKIN DEFECT; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 26644466525     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00836.x     Document Type: Article

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