Itching Like Mad

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 732-734

  Mener, David J ^a   Negrini, Clelia ^a   Blatt, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FAMOTIDINE; FLUOXETINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIVITAMIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MALE; MOUTH ABSCESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SERUM SICKNESS; SERUM SICKNESS LIKE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651158910     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.003     Document Type: Note

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