Behcet's disease: Remission of patient symptoms after oral contraceptive therapy

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Oh, S H ^a   Kwon, J Y ^b   Lee, J H ^a   Han, E C ^a   Bang, D ^a,b  

^a Cutaneous Biology Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLCHICINE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS GESTODENE; MYVLAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; METRORRHAGIA; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UVEITIS;

BEHCET SYNDROME; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL ULCER; PERIODICITY; REMISSION INDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449126513     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03201.x     Document Type: Article

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