Tufted hair folliculitis in a woman treated with lapatinib for breast cancer

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 790-791

  Ena, P ^a   Fadda, G M ^a   Ena, L ^a   Farris, A ^a   Santeufemia, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; LAPATINIB; SHAMPOO;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRY SKIN; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; LETTER; NAIL CRACKING; NAIL DYSTROPHY; NAIL ULCER; PALMAR DERMATITIS; PARAKERATOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; SCALP; SKIN FISSURE; SKIN TOXICITY; THUMB; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUFTED HAIR FOLLICULITIS;

ALOPECIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GRANULOMA, PYOGENIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUINAZOLINES;

EID: 53349089943     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02882.x     Document Type: Letter

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