A case of hydroxychloroquine induced pruritus [7]

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 586-587

  Gül, Ülker ^a   Çakmak, Seray Külcü ^a   Kiliç, Arzu ^a   Gönül, Müzeyyen ^a   Bilgili, Seher ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; PRURITUS;

EID: 33845251160     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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