Linear hypopigmentation and cutaneous atrophy following intra-articular steroid injections for de Quervain's tendonitis

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 492-493

  Venkatesan, Priya ^a   Fangman, William L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLD SENSITIVITY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DE QUERVAIN TENOSYNOVITIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MELANOCYTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN BLEEDING; SKIN EXAMINATION; STAINING; WRIST; ATROPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADULT; ATROPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; SKIN; TENOSYNOVITIS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 67649863736     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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