Xerosis and pityriasis alba-like changes associated with zonisamide

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-166

  Kaliyadan, Feroze ^a   Manoj, Jayasree ^a   Venkitakrishnan, S ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; VITAMIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PITYRIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WEST SYNDROME; XEROSIS;

EID: 42049104372     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.39714     Document Type: Letter

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