Toxic epidermal necrosis-like dermatosis induced by the first course of methotrexate

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 397-398

  Sawada, Yu ^a   Kawakami, Chika ^a   Nakamura, Motonobu ^a   Tokura, Yoshiki ^a   Yoshiki, Ryutaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PSORIASIS; SKIN BIOPSY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 67650895374     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2009.0690     Document Type: Letter

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