Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by high-dose prednisolone in a young woman with optic neuritis owing to disseminated encephalomyelitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 251-252

  Bar M ^a   John, L ^a   Wonschik, S ^a   Schmitt, J ^a   Kempter, W ^a   Bauer, A ^a   Meurer, M ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug eruptions; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis; Prednisolone; Skin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNICARBATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS REACTION; DESQUAMATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ERUPTIONS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 45749146136     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08594.x     Document Type: Letter

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