Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens successfully controlled with infliximab

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 506-507

  Brandt, H R C ^a   Malheiros, A P R ^a   Teixeira, M G ^a   Machado, M C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Drug therapy; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; INFLIXIMAB; ISOTRETINOIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALOPECIA; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HAIR GROWTH; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PERIFOLLICULITIS CAPITIS ABSCEDENS ET SUFFODIENS; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SCALP; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN NODULE;

EID: 47549112279     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08674.x     Document Type: Letter

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