Bullous Sweet's syndrome following influenza vaccination in a HIV-infected patient [10]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1254-1255

  Tan, Audrey W ^a   Tan, Hiok Hee ^a   Lim, Poh Lian ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; BLISTER; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ERUPTION; FEVER; HELPER CELL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; SWEET SYNDROME;

EID: 33749870461     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03005.x     Document Type: Letter

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