Bullous eosinophilic cellulitis associated with ulcerative colitis: Effective treatment with sulfasalazine and glucocorticoids [9]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 764-766

  Utikal, J ^a   Peitsch, W K ^a   Kemmler, N ^a   Booken, N ^a   Hildenbrand, R ^a   Gladisch, R ^a   Goerdt, S ^a   Goebeler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WELLS SYNDROME;

ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947412804     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07729.x     Document Type: Letter

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