Nicolau syndrome caused by piroxicam [8]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1069-1070

  Lee, Deuk Pyo ^a   Bae, Gee Young ^a   Lee, Mi Woo ^a   Choi, Jee Ho ^a   Moon, Kee Chan ^a   Koh, Jai Kyoung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIROXICAM; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; ROSIDEN;

AGED; ANKLE SPRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NICOLAU SYNDROME; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN NECROSIS;

AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PIROXICAM; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; SYNDROME;

EID: 30044436791     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02534.x     Document Type: Letter

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