Depot leuprorelin acetate-induced granulomas manifested as persistent suppurative nodules [5]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-455

  Ferran, Marta ^a   Giménez Arnau, Ana ^a   Toll, Augustí ^a   Yébenes, Mireia ^a   Baena, Verónica ^a   Lloreta, Josep ^a   Pujol, Ramon M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; LEUPRORELIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PAPULE; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

AGED; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LACTIC ACID; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; POLYMERS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SUPPURATION;

EID: 33748991983     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0112     Document Type: Letter

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