Nevirapine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a pediatric patient

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-129

  Mason, Ashley R ^a   Cortes, Gil Y ^b   Pollack, Ross B ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NEVIRAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; NEVIRAPINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 39849105522     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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