Medical Pearl: Circle of desquamation-A clue to the diagnosis of folliculitis and furunculosis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1079-1080

  Levy, Alan L ^a   Simpson, Gregory ^a   Skinner Jr , Robert B ^a  

^a University of Tenneessee Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CARBUNCLE; CELLULITIS; DESQUAMATION; EPIDERMIS; FOLLICULITIS; FURUNCULOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; NOSE; PAPULE; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINA;

CLINDAMYCIN; FOLLICULITIS; FURUNCULOSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750822782     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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