Leg ulcers due to hyperhomocysteinemia

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-369

  Shankar, D S Krupa ^a   Akhib, Syed ^a  

^a MANIPAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperhomocysteinemia; Hyperviscosity syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAINE; BETAMETHASONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MECOBALAMINE; NEOMYCIN; NICOTINAMIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LEG ULCER; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33750051031     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.27755     Document Type: Article

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