Profile of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis in Israel during 2002-2005: Results of the RegiSCAR study

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 410-412

  Davidovici, Batya ^a,c   Dodiuk Gad, Roni ^b   Rozenman, Dganit ^b   Halevy, Sima ^a,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis; Adverse reaction; Epidemiology; Israel; RegiSCAR study

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLISTER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ERYTHEMA; EUROPE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FRANCE; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; NEUTROPHILIA; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PUSTULOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUMMER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 48949089088     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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