Photolocalized purpura during ciprofloxacin therapy

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-112

  Urbina, Francisco ^a,c   Barrios, Moema ^b   Sudy, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Photoallergy; Photosensitivity; Purpura

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOBETASOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MALE; PETECHIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PRURIGO; PURPURA; SKIN EXAMINATION; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PURPURA;

EID: 33745959441     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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