Prolidase deficiency: The use of topical proline for treatment of leg ulcers

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-238

  Dunn, Rebecca ^a   Dolianitis, Con ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic leg ulcers; Disorders of collagen metabolism; Iminodipeptiduria; Lymphoedema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DICLOXACILLIN; GLYCINE; PROLINE; PROLINE DIPEPTIDASE; PSORALEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPRESSION GARMENT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LEG ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; OBESITY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROLINE DIPEPTIDASE DEFICIENCY; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CELLULITIS; DIPEPTIDASES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PROLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549083537     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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