Photoinduced acute exanthematous pustulosis caused by ciprofloxacin and sunlight exposure

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1141-1143

  Knoell, Keith Allen ^a   Lynch, Jane Marie ^a  

^a Charlottesville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PHOTOINDUCED ACUTE EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUSTULE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 70349481963     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04115.x     Document Type: Letter

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