Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a leuprorelin-treated patient with prostate carcinoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 231-233

  Wiechert, A ^a   Tuting T ^a   Bieber, T ^a   Haidl, G ^a   Wenzel, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Hormones; Lupus; Skin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEUPRORELIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749084827     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08587.x     Document Type: Letter

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