Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with propylthiouracil therapy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 879-880

  Sheen, Yi Shuan ^a   Chu, Chia Yu ^a   Yu, Hsin Su ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; ARM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 33746064910     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.7.879     Document Type: Article

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