Treatment of confluent and reticulated papillomatosis with azithromycin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 682-686

  Atasoy, Mustafa ^a,c   Özdemir, Şevki ^a   Aktaş, Akin ^a   Aliaǧaoǧlu, Cihangir ^b   Karakuzu, Ali ^a   Erdem, Teoman ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Erzurum Numune Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFLUENT AND RETICULATED PAPILLOMATOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; MALE; PAPULE; PITYROSPORUM OVALE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544380585     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00577.x     Document Type: Article

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