Efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis for pustular psoriasis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Seishima, Mariko ^a   Mizutani, Yoko ^a   Shibuya, Yoshinao ^a   Nagasawa, Chikako ^a   Aoki, Takahiko ^a  

^a OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrodermatitis continua; Generalized pustular psoriasis; Granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis; Pustular psoriasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETINATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADULT; AGED; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MONOCYTES; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849129954     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2007.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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