Keratosis pilaris rubra: A common but underrecognized condition

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1611-1616

  Marqueling, Ann L ^a   Gilliam, Amy E ^a   Prendiville, Julie ^d   Zvulunov, Alex ^f   Antaya, Richard J ^e   Sugarman, Jeffrey ^a   Pang, Mei Lin ^b   Lee, Phillip ^b   Eichenfield, Lawrence ^b   Metz, Brandie ^b,c   Goldberg, Gerald N ^h   Phillips, Roderic J ^g   Frieden, Ilona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Children's Medical Center   (United States)

^g ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Pima Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; AMMONIUM LACTATE; AXERA; CETAPHIL; CORTICOSTEROID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROQUINONE; ISOTRETINOIN; LACTIC ACID; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SORBOLENE; TACROLIMUS; TAZAROTENE; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KERATOSIS; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33845698650     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.12.1611     Document Type: Article

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