Neutropenia and cutaneous lesions secondary to propafenone

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-367

  Couto, Nuno ^a   Ferreira, Márcia ^a   Reis, Ernestina ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Neutropenia; Propafenone; Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LISINOPRIL; PROPAFENONE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NEUTROPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; NEUTROPENIA; PROPAFENONE;

EID: 67650924598     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2009.0673     Document Type: Article

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