Outcomes of treatment of nine cases of recalcitrant severe hidradenitis suppurativa with carbon dioxide laser

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1309-1314

  Madan, V ^a   Hindle, E ^a   Hussain, W ^a   August, P J ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide laser; Hidradenitis suppurativa

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SKIN SCAR; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549130489     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08932.x     Document Type: Review

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