Pharmacotherapy of pompholyx

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1517-1522

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Naser, Mohamed Badaway Abdel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b Ain Shams University Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Calcineurin inhibitors; Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressanrs; Photochemotherapy; Phototherapy; Physical therapy; Pomholyx; Systemic therapy; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CETIRIZINE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAPSONE; DESLORATADINE; DIMETINDENE; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PIMECROLIMUS; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TACROLIMUS; TERFENADINE; THALIDOMIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BALNEOTHERAPY; BULLOUS DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ACTIVITY; FOOT SOLE; HAND PALM; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; POMPHOLYX; REVIEW; SKIN ATROPHY; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWEAT GLAND; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TELANGIECTASIA; TERATOGENICITY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECZEMA, DYSHIDROTIC; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 3543078808     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.5.7.1517     Document Type: Review

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