Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: A chronic recalcitrant dermatosis developed upon CO2 laser treatment

Dermatology

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-72

  Tavares Bello, Rui ^a,b  

^a Hospital Militar de Belem   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; FUSIDIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EROSIVE PUSTULAR DERMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAPORIZATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 67651094007     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210430     Document Type: Article

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