Folliculitis spinulosa decalvans: Failure to respond to oral isotretinoin [5]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-224

  Hallai, N ^a,c   Thompson, I ^a   Williams, P ^b   Anstey, A V A ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ALOPECIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DARIER DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLICULITIS SPINULOSA DECALVANS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DRUG COMBINATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; KERATOSIS FOLLICULARIS; MALE; SCALP; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33646253199     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01367.x     Document Type: Letter

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