Prominent facial edema caused by potassium iodide solution in a patient with sporotrichosis: Letter to the editor

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-113

  Xiao, Ting ^a   Lin, Junping ^a   Chen, Hong Duo ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EYELID EDEMA; FACE EDEMA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SALIVATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SPOROTRICHOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; EDEMA; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SOLUTIONS; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 61849173375     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00601.x     Document Type: Letter

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