Pustular psoriasis induced by terbinafine: Differential diagnosis from acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 725-726

  Tokuyama, Yayoi ^a   Senoh, Akemi ^a   Setsu, Namiko ^a   Iwatsuki, Keiji ^b  

^a Mitoyo General Hospital   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLOSPORIN; EBASTINE; HLA A2 ANTIGEN; HLA A24 ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA B35 ANTIGEN; HLA B54 ANTIGEN; STEROID; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NEUTROPHILIA; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; PUSTULOSIS; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAPHTHALENES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 57749179689     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0535     Document Type: Article

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