Idiopathic lobular panniculitis: Remission induced and maintained with infliximab

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 691-692

  Al Niaimi, F ^a   Clark, C ^a   Thorrat, A ^b   Burden, A D ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infliximab; Panniculitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC LOBULAR PANNICULITIS; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PANNICULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PANNICULITIS, NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69149097929     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09295.x     Document Type: Letter

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