Dental infection associated with nummular eczema as an overlooked focal infection

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 462-465

  Tanaka, Tomoko ^a   Satoh, Takahiro ^a   Yokozeki, Hiroo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complement; Dental infection; Focal infection; Nummular eczema

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUMMULAR DERMATITIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PULPITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN DEFECT; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ECZEMA; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 68749121072     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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