Successful management of a delayed and persistent cutaneous reaction to jellyfish with pimecrolimus

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-180

  Di Costanzo, Luisa ^a   Balato, Nicola ^a   Zagaria, Orlando ^a   Balato, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delayed reaction; Jellyfish; Pimecrolimus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEVOCETIRIZINE; PIMECROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; NONHUMAN; PAPULOVESICULAR RASH; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LEG DERMATOSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCYPHOZOA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651087142     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630802562443     Document Type: Article

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