Pyoderma gangrenosum following pacemaker insertion

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-445

  Duncan, A ^a   Bharati, A ^a   Wu, J ^a   Currie, P ^a   White, S I ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SKIN ULCER; SUPPURATION; SYMPTOM;

CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM;

EID: 62449258198     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02866.x     Document Type: Article

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