Linear Darier disease with herpes zoster superinfection treated successfully by brivudine

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 365-367

  Abraham, S ^a   Jones, A ^a   Toutous Trellu, L ^a   Kerl Bullani, K ^a   Chavaz, P ^a   Saurat, J H ^a   Piguet, V ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brivudine; Herpes zoster; Linear Darier disease

Indexed keywords

5 (2 BROMOVINYL) 2' DEOXYURIDINE; ABACAVIR; CLINDAMYCIN; HALOMETASONE; LAMIVUDINE; RETINOIC ACID; TRICLOSAN; VALACICLOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DARIER DISEASE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SUPERINFECTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 33644916394     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06936.x     Document Type: Article

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