Clinical manifestations and characteristics of patients with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis in Asia

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-365

  Chang, Shyue Luen ^a   Huang, Yu Huei ^a   Yang, Chih Hsun ^a   Hu, Sindy ^a   Hong, Hong Shang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Asians; Drug reaction

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALAMINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; IBUPROFEN; KANAMYCIN; LINDANE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 47749132340     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0438     Document Type: Article

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