Diaper dermatitis: A review and brief survey of eruptions of the diaper area

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 273-281

  Scheinfeld, Noah ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 QUINOLINOL; A AND D; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUFEXAMAC; COLESTYRAMINE; COTRIMAZOLE PLUS HYDROCORTISONE; DAKTACORT; DESITIN; DIMETICONE; EOSIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; NYSTATIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RETINOL; STARCH; SUCRALFATE; TIOCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAPER; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MILIARIA RUBRA; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STRIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGE FACTORS; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIAPER RASH; DIAPERS, INFANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 27644439579     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11750561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200506050-00001     Document Type: Review

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