Allopurinol induced generalized eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-273

  Ooi, Colin G ^a   Walker, Patrick ^a   Sidhu, Shireen K ^b   Gordon, Lynette A ^a   Marshman, Gillian ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ofuji's disease

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CALCITRIOL; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLICLAZIDE; METFORMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EOSINOPHIL PUSTULAR FOLLICULITIS; GOUT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; RASH;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ALLOPURINOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FOLLICULITIS; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33749556974     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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