Contact leukoderma after application of a compounded phenol cream and narrowband-UVB

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-595

  Hernandez, Claudia ^a   Reddy, Shruthi G ^b   Barfuss, Allison ^c   Le Poole, Caroline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; MENTHOL; PHENOL;

AGED; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CREAM; DEPIGMENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; MELANOCYTE; PSORIASIS; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN BIOPSY; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

AGED; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHENOLS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS;

EID: 52649162460     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0481     Document Type: Letter

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