Treatment of acne conglobata with infliximab

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 344-346

  Shirakawa, Miki ^a   Uramoto, Kristine ^b   Harada, Frederick A ^b  

^a University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; INFLIXIMAB; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACNE CONGLOBATA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CYSTS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745868366     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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